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Before I get accused (yet again) of being a New England Patriots apologist, go ahead and do some digging into the actual meat of the Ted Wells report. What you might find is that the role veteran NFL referee Walt Anderson played in the Deflategate …
The NFL could reportedly make a disciplinary ruling pertaining to the Deflategate investigation as early as Friday afternoon, and the common consensus seems to be that Tom Brady will be suspended. In fact, gambling website Bovada is banking on it. …
Outside of the New England Patriots organization, we have heard very little reaction from around the NFL in the wake of the Deflategate report. Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White changed that on Friday. White defended Brady in a tweet and said …
Tom Brady said a whole lot of nothing Thursday when faced with questions about the Wells Report for the first time, leaving an opening for interviewer Jim Gray to zing him. Brady appeared at Salem State University for a speaking engagement that was …
The NFL has never experienced a controversy like the “Deflategate” one, so penalties to the New England Patriots for their roles in the scandal would be unprecedented. The biggest question is what will happen to Tom Brady, who lied about …
The lengthy Deflategate report that was made public on Wednesday made it seem like Tom Brady is guilty of cheating on some level, but the New England Patriots quarterback has no intention of issuing an apology. Instead, Brady’s agent Don Yee …
The New England Patriots probably cheated by taking air out of footballs. Tom Brady probably knew about it. In its simplest form, that is what the lengthy report from “independent” investigator Ted Wells revealed on Wednesday. Before we …
Rob Gronkowski may have gotten a little carried away when talking about Deflategate on Wednesday, but he certainly made a point in his typically humorous way. Appearing in an “Uninterrupted” video for Bleacher Report, Gronk spoke for …
An email from the Indianapolis Colts ahead of the AFC Championship Game helped alert the NFL to suspicions about the New England Patriots’ alleged practice of deflating footballs. The Ted Wells investigative report about …
The Ted Wells investigative report regarding “Deflategate” seems to conclude that Patriots officials’ locker room attendant Jim McNally deflated footballs in a bathroom prior to entering the field in the AFC Championship Game, and …
The lengthy investigation into the New England Patriots allegedly tampering with footballs was released on Wednesday, and good luck to you if you can get through all 139 pages of it. The main takeaway from Ted Wells’ findings is that the …
The NFL has invited New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to take part in a season-long celebration this year in advance of Super Bowl 50. Since he has tied an NFL record for quarterbacks with four Super Bowl victories and is one of the greatest …
The New England Patriots visited the White House on Thursday to be recognized for winning the Super Bowl XLIX, and Barack Obama managed to zing the world champions with a well-timed Deflategate joke. Ragging on a team like the New York Jets probably …
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told Sports Illustrated’s Peter King over the weekend that he believes the investigation into the New England Patriots allegedly deflating footballs during the AFC Championship Game is nearing its end. Patriots …
A Patriots employee who reportedly tried to introduce an unapproved kicking ball into the AFC Championship Game last month got that ball from an NFL employee, according to a new report. On Tuesday night, ESPN’s Kelly Naqi singled out Patriots …
As if Deflategate could not get any messier or sillier, we now have this story. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on “NFL Insiders” Wednesday that a league official responsible for taking balls out of play at the AFC Championship Game …
