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Deflategate

Did NFL troll Patriots with ‘PSI’ tweet?

The official NFL Twitter account shared a video on Wednesday that shows several NFL head coaches talking about what it takes to be a great franchise quarterback. Did the league take a swipe at the New England Patriots in the process? See if you …

Tom Brady Fif

Could Tom Brady turn over his cell phone to have suspension overturned?

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made it clear on Wednesday that he is unlikely to grant the NFL Players Association’s request of recusing himself from the Tom Brady appeal. Could that wind up being a good thing for Brady? Brady, who is appealing …

Darrelle Revis Patriots

Darrelle Revis: Patriots have a history of cheating

Darrelle Revis did not say anything too inflammatory when asked about the penalties given to his former team/teammates for Deflategate, but he did say that the penalties were deserved based on the New England Patriots’ history of cheating. …

Tom Brady

Report: Robert Kraft’s decision may hurt Tom Brady’s appeal

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced on Tuesday that he is going to accept the Deflategate penalties that have been levied against his team and not take legal action against the NFL. Now, many are left wondering what that means for Tom …

Robert Kraft

Robert Kraft accepts punishment, likely cut deal for Tom Brady suspension

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft addressed the media at the NFL owners meetings in San Francisco on Tuesday and revealed that he will not be appealing the punishment that has been levied against his team in the wake of Deflategate. Kraft …

Science firm used in Wells report argued secondhand smoke doesn’t cause cancer

The scientific consulting firm that was hired by Ted Wells to assist in the Deflategate investigation once published a report arguing that secondhand smoke does not cause cancer. A New York Times article from 2010 criticized Exponent Inc. as having a …

Jim McNally

Report: NFL asked Patriots to suspend Jim McNally, John Jastremski

The New England Patriots have maintained that they have done absolutely nothing wrong since the day Deflategate became a major story, which is why it seemed strange that they suspended two equipment managers. Was that an admission of guilt? Not …

Tom Brady

Report: Patriots, NFL working on agreement with Deflategate penalties

The New England Patriots have until Friday to file an appeal of the sanctions the NFL handed down as a result of Deflategate, which consist of a $1 million fine and the loss of a first-round and a fourth-round draft pick. One report claims the …

Stephen A. Smith on Tom Brady: Aaron Hernandez told Robert Kraft he was innocent, too

Stephen A. Smith doesn’t care that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady told Robert Kraft he is innocent in the Deflategate scandal. You know why? Because Aaron Hernandez told Kraft the same thing. On Monday morning’s edition of …

Tom Brady told Robert Kraft he is innocent

If Tom Brady lied to Ted Wells about his role in Deflategate, he also lied to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. In a lengthy interview with Peter King of The MMQB, Kraft insisted Brady has said the same things behind the private walls of …

deflated football

David Carr spoke about deflating footballs in 2006

Would anyone care if former NFL quarterback David Carr instructed equipment managers to let some air out of game balls? Apparently not. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk uncovered a nearly 10-year-old article in which NFL Media’s Judy Battista …

Rodney Harrison: Patriots being targeted, but they bring it on themselves

Rodney Harrison has used his status as an NFL analyst to defend his former team on several occasions in the past, but he didn’t exactly fight for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s reputation while discussing Deflategate. During …

Roger Goodell

Roger Goodell to preside over Tom Brady appeal

The odds of Tom Brady winning the appeal of his 4-game suspension for Deflategate just got a lot longer. Bleacher Report NFL reporter Mike Freeman reported (yes, that’s three times I said report or reporter in six words) Thursday that NFL …

Tom Brady

Brett Favre: Tom Brady didn’t cheat ‘by any stretch’

Add another NFL legend to the growing list of current and former players who aren’t exactly ready to toss out all of Tom Brady’s career accomplishments over a few under-inflated footballs. On Tuesday, former Green Bay Packers quarterback …

deflated football

Patriots say Colts ball boys once had needles hidden up their sleeves

The New England Patriots on Thursday published a lengthy rebuttal to the Ted Wells report, and it included an interesting allegation about the Indianapolis Colts tampering with game balls. At one point during the Deflategate investigation, the …

Jim McNally

Patriots say Jim McNally called himself ‘Deflator’ referencing weight loss

The New England Patriots published a lengthy rebuttal to the Ted Wells report on Thursday, and it is obvious the most difficult aspect of the report for the team to defend is Jim McNally referring to himself as “the deflator” in a text …

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