Who is Matt Walsh?

If Senator Arlen Specter has his way, Matt Walsh will blow the lid off Spygate and possibly discredit all the Patriots success since Bill Belichick arrived in 2000. However, the Senate investigation may prove just as painful for Walsh as his motivation will be called into question and his credibility possibly destroyed.

Walsh's background is very cloudy to say the least. His Bio says he worked for both the Scouting and Video depts for the Patriots while some sources report that he never worked in the Pats' Video dept. His resume says he worked for the team until 2003 while his wedding site claims he left in the Pats in January of 2001, a few weeks before the infamous taping of the Rams walk-through. Either way, the big question is why he left the team in the first place and why as a Golf pro in Maui he still has Patriots' video tapes dating back to 2001.

Walsh claims he left the organization voluntarily because of a job offer with the Cologne Centurions in NFL Europe. Considering how much Belichick likes to keep the braintrust intact and promote from within (Jets Head Coach Eric Mangini once served as his ball boy), it seems a huge stretch that Walsh left the Pats on his own for a position in Europe.

Pats' GM Scott Pioli recently admitted that Matt Walsh was dismissed because he was caught taping phone conversations in the front office. Based on this info, it seems Walsh may have begun a blackmail campaign in an effort to cover-up some issue he had with the team back then. This would also explain why he still has the video tapes with him over 6,000 miles away in Maui. Also, his wedding site shows Walsh with bunch of official NFL footballs that he likely didn't buy and unless the Pats routinely give away 'game balls' to low-level employees, videotapes might not be the only thing Matt Walsh "borrowed" from the franchise when he left.

Finally, Walsh's Bio also states that after an All-State high school playing career, he went on to play golf collegiately at Springfield College, yet no one can find him listed on any Golf teams at the school. Also, it claims that upon graduation he trained with the United States National Bobsled team in Lake Placid, along with working in professional hockey for two seasons. It seems the only thing Walsh hasn't done is tell the truth.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell may have already known the extent of Matt Walsh's credibility since he tried to make the taping of the Rams' practice a non-issue. However, now that Sen. Specter has re-opened the investigation, he will soon learn that his 'star witness' has an inconsistent past.