The New England Patriots have spoken regarding a Boston Herald report that the organization taped the Rams’ walk-through practice prior to Super Bowl XXXVI.

“The suggestion that the New England Patriots recorded the St. Louis Rams’ walkthrough on the day before Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 is absolutely false,” said the Patriots in a statement.  “Any suggestion to the contrary is untrue.”

If Matt Walsh was the unnamed source for the Herald story, and if Walsh has hard proof to confirm his version of the events, now would be the time for Walsh to come clean.  In our view, the fact that the Patriots have said that the allegations are untrue would make it even more difficult from a P.R. standpoint for the franchise to take legal action of any kind against Walsh.

Either way, he needs to say what he knows on the matter.  If he knows nothing, the Pats likely would appreciate it if he says so.