Report: Bengals staff saw Patriots camera taping Cincinnati sideline

More details continue to emerge on the potential Spygate 2.0 situation involving the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots.

The latest twist involves a report revealing the Bengals have the tape Patriots employees shot, as does the NFL, which is investigating the allegation that New England was in Cleveland taping Bengals coaching signals last weekend,.

According to Dianna Russini of ESPN, a Bengals employee noted the staff of Robert Kraft shooting the team sideline for the duration of the first quarter, hence alerting the NFL. The NFL confiscated the tapes and the Bengals won’t share it publicly.

The report in question:

A source tells me a Bengals employee was watching the videographer/cameraman who identified himself as a Robert Kraft employee. The Bengals employee kept an eye on that monitor, the shot was of the Bengals coaches and staff on the sidelines for the entire 1st quarter.

— Dianna (@diannaESPN) December 9, 2019

the Bengals employee flagged media relations. Bengals security then interviewed the Kraft videographer. This was also taped. The cameraman asked if they could just delete the footage and it all be forgotten per sources

— Dianna (@diannaESPN) December 9, 2019

The Patriots no longer have the tape. I called the Bengals and they will not release it to ESPN. The league also has it.

— Dianna (@diannaESPN) December 9, 2019

The Patriots have tagged the situation as a misunderstanding while shooting an internal documentary. They had press credentials through the Browns but never alerted the Bengals.

In the early stages of this saga, it aligns with what reportedly unfolded during the first Spygate.