On Friday, the New York Times introduced us all to Matt Walsh, a former Pats employee who might (key word:  might) be able to shed considerable light on allegations of more extensive cheating by the team than previously revealed.

Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has now reached out to Walsh, and NFL Security reportedly plans to talk to him as well.

As some Internet hack explains in a new SportingNews.com column, there’s also a chance (albeit remote) that a zealous U.S. Attorney could decide to launch an investigation into whether the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 was violated by, for example, the videotaping of the Rams’ walk-through practice prior to Super Bowl XXXVI.

Meanwhile, Specter and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will be meeting next week to discuss Specter’s concerns as to, among other things, the league’s decision to destroy the materials surrendered by the Patriots in the wake of “Spygate I.”

Regardless of how everything turns out, we think it’s in the best interests of all parties for this matter to get wrapped up as soon as possible.