Denver Broncos Involved in Own Spygate: Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree

November 27, 2010   ·   Dmitriy Ioselevich   ·   Jump to comments

According to a report from the Denver Post, the Denver Broncos are under investigation by the NFL for illegally videotaping opponents. Broncos' representatives say the investigation is focusing on possible filming of the San Francisco 49ers before the two teams met in London in Week 8. The 49ers defeated the Broncos, 24-16.
There are more ties here to the New England Patriots version of Spygate than may initially meet the eye. Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels was an offensive coordinator for Bill Belichick in 2006 when allegations surfaced that the Patriots were illegally taping the Jets.
Steve Scarnecchia, Denver's video operations director, is the son of current Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia, and also worked for New England as a video assistant for five years before departing in 2005.
It seems that McDaniels and Scarnecchia learned more from Belichick than they bargained for. Though with a 3-7 record, the Broncos could probably use all the help they ...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article is property of BleacherReport.com