Patriots' AFC Championship Footballs Were Deflated; Tom Brady Possibly Knew
Earlier today, a 243-page report commissioned by the NFL was released. The outcome? The short of it was that footballs from the first half of the AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts were, in fact, deflated to benefit the hometown Patriots. NE quarterback stood firm on the stance that he knew nothing of any sort of tampering on those footballs. The report released today says otherwise. Attorney Ted Wells led the investigation and said, " Based on the evidence, it also is our view that it is more probable than not that Tom Brady ... was at least generally aware of the inappropriate activities ... involving the release of air from Patriots game balls." The report named Jim McNally (the Officials Locker Room Attendant for the Patriots) and John Jastremski (Patriots' equipment assistant) as taking part in "a deliberate effort to release air from Patriots game balls after the balls were examined by referees." Wel...