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Goodell: Happy having seen the eight tapes

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It appears 'Spygate' may finally be at an end after a meeting between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and former New England Patriots employee Matt Walsh.

Walsh, a former video assistant who worked for the franchise between 1997 and 2003, had supplied eight tapes to the league for further analysis.

He agreed to turn over the evidence providing he would not face further legal action from either the NFL or his former employers.

Meeting

He then travelled to the NFL's headquarters in New York to meet with Goodell, who is now satisfied that the new evidence changes nothing.

"I don't anticipate any further sanctions," the Commissioner told a news conference after the meeting.

"What we heard and saw was fundamentally consistent with what we already knew."

Walsh, now an assistant golf professional in Hawaii, did not give any comment to the media following his time spent with Goodell.

He will now travel to Washington for a meeting with US Senator Arlen Specter, who has been critical of the NFL's investigation.

Heavy fines

New England were found guilty of breaking the rules regarding recording of oppositon teams in September last year.

It emerged that during the season-opening game against the New York Jets in 2007, the Pats had taped their opponents' signals.

As punishment, coach Bill Belichick was handed a $500,000 fine and the team were fined $250,000 and ordered to forfeit a first-round pick in the 2008 draft.