the afc championship game were deflated below league regulations. in effect, brady had an advantage gripping the ball. the report concluded today it is more probable than not that new england patriots personnel participated in violations of the playing rules and were involved in a deliberate effort to circumvent the rules. wow. and the report found, quote, 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. the report cleared the team s head coach bill belichick and the team s senior management. it found the two men, a locker room attendant and an assistant probably released the air from the balls. jim mcnally is seen prior to the game taking the bag of balls into a locked bathroom for nearly two minutes, enough time according to the report to deflate them. according to a report again, last year mcnally boasted in a message to his colleague, quote, that he was the deflator. the deflato
welcome back to hardball. the nfl released the findings of its investigation into the new england patriots deflategate controversy today, and the news isn t good for the super bowl champions and their star quarterback tom brady. in january, the nfl found 11 balls used by the patriots in the afc championship game were deflated below league regulations. in effect brady had an advantage gripping the ball. the report concluded today it is more probable than not that new england patriots personnel participated in violations of the playing rules and were involved in a deliberate effort to circumvent the rules. wow. and the report found, quote, 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. the report cleared the team s head coach bill belichick and the team s senior management. it found the two men, a locker room attendant and an assistant