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December 3, 2007

More Colts-Pats drama

Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy will appear on this HBO's "Costas Now" this week, as Bob Costas takes a look back at the year in sports. Here are some excerpts from Dungy's comments on the show:

Bob Costas: “When this year’s New England game ended, there was a brief handshake between you and Bill Belichick. Most people viewed it as frosty. How did you view it?”

Tony Dungy: “Well, it probably was. But that's Bill. Bill has always been that way with me.”

Bob Costas: “When you said prior to the game that you thought that the Spygate thing was a black mark for the league, I think you said, more so than for Belichick or the Patriots, did you hear from him, either directly or indirectly?”

Tony Dungy: “I did not. But what I meant was you had so many people looking at this team and this organization. They've won three Super Bowls. We're talking about them as maybe the best team ever. This is the, they're the franchise in the NFL. And to have something like that happen, it just lets people say, ‘Oh, you know, this is how you win.’ Or, ‘This is okay, as long as you win.’ And I didn't think it was good for the NFL. In my opinion, a tough day for the NFL, and something you just wish didn't happen.”

Bob Costas: “Do you think he resented that, and carries that resentment forward?”

Tony Dungy: “I don't know. I hope not. And I hope there's no one out there that would think it was a good thing, or an okay thing. It was very unfortunate.”

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