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Related: About this forumReport: NFL investigation has “zeroed in” on Patriots locker room attendant
Looks like the Patriots found their fall guy.
Let me guess, a ball attendant making 10 bucks an hour went rogue and deflated the balls prior to the game. He did it all on his own and with no direction from Belichick or Brady.
So when does this guy get paid off?....if he hasn't been already.
Meanwhile...Goodell gives his buddy, Robert Kraft, a wink wink.
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/26/report-nfl-investigation-has-zeroed-in-on-patriots-locker-room-attendant/
Last week, the NFL released a statement saying they were continuing their investigation into under-inflated footballs used by the Patriots during their AFC Championship game victory over the Colts to determine if the deflation was the result of deliberate action by the Patriots.
Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady both denied any knowledge of what happened and Belichick offered up an explanation via scientific experimentation on Saturday, but Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reports that the league has zeroed in on a team employee in their investigation.
Per Glazer, the league has interviewed a Patriots locker room attendant who allegedly took footballs from the officials locker room after they had been inspected and approved to another area on way to field before the start of the game. Theres reportedly video of this attendant with the balls, although Glazer adds that the leagues investigators are still gauging if the attendant, called a strong person of interest, had anything to do with the deflation.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)Ohio Dem
(4,357 posts)We all knew they would find someone who deflated the balls without the knowledge of either Brady or Belichick. I'm sure low level employees do things all the time in the Patriots organization without the permission or knowledge of those two. It isn't like either of them are perfectionists or control freaks.