Belichick OKs NFL request.

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Byline: Howard Ulman

FOXBOROUGH - The NFL may soon find out if the New England Patriots' video spying went beyond one game, and the team itself may provide the evidence.

Coach Bill Belichick said yesterday he will comply with the NFL's request to provide any notes or tapes made from video recordings similar to those that drew a stiff penalty against him and the team.

"Of course," he said.

Beyond that, Belichick declined comment when asked about Commissioner Roger Goodell's request and referred to team owner Robert Kraft's remarks during an interview at halftime of Sunday night's 38-14 win over the San Diego Chargers.

"I think that's a fair question, and I'm sure there are other questions out there as well," he said. "I've made my comments on that and, as Mr. Kraft said last night, we'll handle it as an internal matter. So I'll just leave it at that."

Asked if there are more videos, Belichick, in his eighth year as coach of the Patriots, shifted the discussion to next Sunday's home game against Buffalo.

"I think that right now we need to spend our time watching a lot of video on Buffalo," he said.

During the NBC television interview, Kraft was asked if anything else might...

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