Tom Brady Checks Himself Into Rehab

BOSTON — Facing a four-game suspension at the start of the 2015 regular season for his role in deflating balls, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has reportedly checked himself into rehab to help him move past his addiction to softer footballs.

“This is obviously something Tom has liked for a long time,” said a source close to the quarterback. “He thought he could control it, but he obviously went to far and now it has affected his career and his team. He realizes it’s time to make some changes in his life and his preferred ball pressure.”

The quarterback reportedly told some teammates that he began experimenting with softer football in high school when he found an under-inflated ball laying near the his team’s practice field.

“It felt amazing,” Brady told teammates. “I knew I wanted to feel that again.”

Before long, the quarterback was actively pushing equipment men in college and then the NFL to get him under-inflated footballs.

“I knew he had a problem when he’d get angry if the balls weren’t soft,” said a former Patriots equipment man. “He would yell and scream until he had them. It overtook his personality.”

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