The deflategate scandal (PB)

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By now you should have heard about the deflategate scandal involving the patriots. If you haven’t heard about it then it is when the New England Patriots was accused of delating footballs during the AFC championship against the Indianapolis Colts. The NFL investigated the deflating of the balls with a lawyer named Ted Wells. They discovered texts implicating Tom Brady, Jim McNally, the official locker room attendant for the Patriots, and John Jastremski, an equipment assistant for the Patriots. Wells also found evidence that Tom Brady was buying John Jastremski gifts. To punish Tom Brady the NFL has suspended him for 4 games, the Patriots have to pay 1 million dollars, and they have to forfeit 2 future draft picks.

I am shocked that Tom Brady had anything with the deflating of the balls and the punishment that the NFL gave Tom Brady. The punishment that the NFL gave them is outrageous and I am not the only person who feels this way. Patriot fans and some NFL players was not happy with the news about Tom Brady. LeGarrette Blount said on twitter “this is absolutely ridiculous SMH” and Patrick Chung said “fucking ridiculous”. I think the NFL is being hard on Tom Brady because they are trying to set an example. He is a future hall of famer, one of the greatest QBs, and a household name.

Deflating the footballs didn’t even have an effect on the game against the Colts. The Colts are trash and they got blown out. Even Eli Manning, the quarterback for the Giants, tried to play with deflated footballs to see if they had an effect and he said it didn’t, but it varies with QBs and weather. I also read an article that stated that Tom Brady could have a strong chance at winning the deflategate appeal. This is because one of the attorneys who will try to appeal the suspension, represented Adrian Peterson and got his indefinite suspension from the NFL appealed. Also other high profile appeals that occurred recently will affect Brady’s case.