He did not elaborate in a 16-minute press conference before a standing-room-only media crowd yesterday morning at Gillette Stadium.
Wearing blue shorts and a blue-collared shirt with a Patriots logo, Belichick entered the media room at 10:50, and as photographers snapped pictures of his arrival, he stepped to the podium and said he had nothing to add to his statement before detailing his thoughts on the team's opponent Sunday night, the Chargers.
After Belichick's opening statement, the first five questions directed toward him were in regards to the investigation. Does he worry about it becoming a distraction? Did he know when a decision would be made?
"I don't have anything to add," Belichick said after the second query. "I'm sorry; I've said all I can say about it for right now. When something comes in, I'll have another comment on it."
Belichick did not answer when asked if he was making contingency plans in the event he is suspended. And when asked if he was embarrassed by the investigation, he looked to the crowd and went from interviewee to interviewer.
"Are there any questions about the Chargers? Do you want to talk about the football game?" he asked.
When asked if he felt he was putting his players in a tough situation, Belichick reiterated that the team was getting ready to face the Chargers before again asking if there were any questions on Sunday's home opener.
The next 15 questions were all related to the Chargers before a reporter asked Belichick to explain his interpretation of the NFL's videotaping rule. Belichick answered by saying that when the league makes a ruling on the investigation, the Patriots will have a statement. When a follow-up on the investigation was posed to the coach, Belichick asked if there were other questions on the Chargers and left the podium as a question on the videotaping rule was being asked.
