Text Messages At Heart Of NFL's 'Deflategate' Report
A series of texts between two Patriots employees have been cited key evidence in the conclusion that the team likely deflated footballs — and that Tom Brady probably knew about it.
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A series of texts between two Patriots employees have been cited key evidence in the conclusion that the team likely deflated footballs — and that Tom Brady probably knew about it.
"Everything is being studied, everything is being considered," up to and including a yearlong ban, a league source told the Miami Herald's Armando Salguero.
An NFL investigation has found that New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs and that quarterback Tom Brady was "at least generally aware" of the rules violations.
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