Edited sentence: In February of 2008, Specter wasted tax payers time and money by investigating the New England Patriots football team.No laws have been broken by the NFL or the Patriots.Specter called NFL commisioner, Roger Goodell, to a meeting as to why the NFL destroyed video tapes obtained from the Patriots.The NFL is part of the entertainment industry and the reported taping by the Patriots violated the rules of the game, NOT THE LAWS OF THE LAND.The issue is video taping the opposing teams defensive signals, which the Patriots had been caught during a regular season game vs.The senator should focus on real problems facing the country, such as the Iraq war, the economy and education.the NY Jets in 2007