New Orleans Saints Wiretapping Allegations

The New Orleans Saints are back in the spotlight this week, now being accused of allowing general manager Mickey Loomis to listen to opposing coaches. This would mean that the New Orleans Saints willingly set up a wiretapping system that would benefit the team. If wiretapping laws were broken this could put the team and Mickey Loomis in a bad place. The Saints are claiming that this is not true at this point, but if this did happen the team would be violating state and federal laws in addition to violating NFL rules.

 The Louisiana state police and the FBI are looking into the issue and want the public to be aware of the situation. Right now the focus is finding out if the allegations are true. The wiretapping system was supposedly set up in 2000. They set it up so the former general manager Randy Mueller would be able to hear his own team’s coaches. When Randy Mueller’s role was passed onto Mickey Loomis in 2002 the wires were apparently switched. With the switched system Mickey Loomis was able to listen to opposing teams coaches. He was also able to feed this information to the Saints coaches and allow them to listen. Mickey was able to do this all from his desk with an earpiece and a small control under his desk. The system was disabled in 2005 after hurricane Katrina.

When Mickey Loomis heard the allegations he immediately denied any involvement. This week he sent out a statement that said he has a setup in office that allows him to access league issued stats. The earpiece he uses in his office is used to listen to the radio broadcast while he watches the television broadcast. At this point there is an investigation. The Louisiana state police and the FBI are searching to find the truth. It may be to late to prosecute if they are found guilty since the time limit is 5 years. The team could face conspiracy charges however. Mickey Loomis is in the spotlight for this scandal, but if this did occur there were numerous people on the team involved.

Mickey Loomis and the New Orleans Saints have a lot of bad press right now surrounding the team. They have denied allegations before and have been found guilty. I have shared with you the facts of this new scandal and I personally think that this is a possibility. There is enough evidence that this was brought to public knowledge. If this is true it may be a very long rough patch for the New Orleans Saints team. I hope that this is not true and the integrity of the game is important to the Saints. Cheating is no way to win the game that we all love. It should be about dedication and hard work.