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Eugene

(61,945 posts) Tue Jan 27, 2015, 07:13 AM Jan 2015

Patriots' Robert Kraft expects NFL apology if no Deflategate wrongdoing

Source: Sports Illustrated

Patriots' Robert Kraft expects NFL apology if no Deflategate wrongdoing

BY SI WIRE
Posted: Mon Jan. 26, 2015 Updated: Tue Jan. 27, 2015

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said at a press conference Monday night that the NFL should apologize to the organization if it finds the Patriots didn't commit any wrongdoing in Deflategate, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport.

Kraft was also adamant in defending the Patriots, saying he believes "unconditionally" that the organization hasn't done anything "inappropriate," according to NFL Network's Albert Breer.

From Kraft's presser:

“If the Wells investigation is not able to definitively determine that our organization tampered with the air pressure in the footballs, I would expect and hope that the League would apologize to our entire team and in particular, Coach Belichick and Tom Brady for what they have had to endure this past week. I am disappointed in the way this entire matter has been handled and reported upon. We expect hard facts as opposed to circumstantial leaked evidence to drive the conclusion of this investigation.

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Patriots' Robert Kraft expects NFL apology if no Deflategate wrongdoing (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2015 OP

We just wash the balls before jakeXT Jan 2015 #1

The dog ate Brady's homework AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #2

I don't blame him pipi_k Jan 2015 #3

Thanks for the link MissDeeds Jan 2015 #4

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

1. We just wash the balls before

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 03:07 PM

Jan 2015

Patriots’ locker room attendant took footballs into bathroom, report says

A day after it was reported the NFL is eyeing a locker room attendant in the Deflategate debacle, NBC’s Pro Football Talk has reported video evidence shows that attendant going to a bathroom after he removed a bag of game footballs from the officials’ locker room on his way to the field.

According PFT’s league source, the attendant carried the two bags of footballs, 24 total, into the bathroom for about 90 seconds. The Patriots found the video evidence and turned it over to the league, according to the report

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/01/27/patriots-locker-room-attendant-took-footballs-into-bathroom/mi3TiMa5wbvER7whbKz33L/story.html

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)

2. The dog ate Brady's homework

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 02:51 PM

Jan 2015

Nothin' to see here...

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

3. I don't blame him

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 12:55 PM

Jan 2015

I would demand an apology too.

Anyway, I found an interesting article last night.

Seems to me that Ms Fox makes some really good points here

http://tanyarayfox.weebly.com/blog/how-the-nfl-made-a-fool-of-you-with-deflategate

MissDeeds

(7,499 posts)

4. Thanks for the link

Reply to pipi_k (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 31, 2015, 11:37 AM

Jan 2015

I have been amazed by the rush to judgment by many otherwise reasonable people who - in other circumstances - would advocate "innocent

until proven guilty".

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