alleging it likely conducted a sting operation against brady and the patriots, an issue he said is buried in a footnote on page 46. quote, what does it say about a league when it allows one team to tip it off to an issue and no league officials or game officials notify the patriots? but the report states there was no sting, no change in inspection protocols. the report implicating brady as more likely than not aware of deflated balls. quoting text messages from an annoyed locker room attendant to a patriots equipment assistant. tom sucks. i'm going to make the next ball an expletive balloon even threatening to overinflate the ball if he doesn't receive gifts in kind, saying, better be surrounded by cash and new kicks. still, brady's father, tom brady sr. coming to his son's defense in an interview with "usa today," saying this was framegate right from the beginning. and i don't have any doubt about my son's integrity. >> when asked about his reaction