Deflate Gate Unfolds

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Deflate Gate Unfolds 

Post#1 » by oaktownwarriors87 » Wed May 6, 2015 10:20 pm

Link to the official report (243 page PDF):

http://a.espncdn.com/pdf/2015/0506/PatriotsWellsReport.pdf

Parts I found interesting:

McNally told NFL Security that he had been personally told by Brady of Brady‟s inflation level preference.


the Patriots, however, refused to make Jim McNally available... the failure by the Patriots and its counsel to produce McNally for the requested follow-up interview violated the club's obligations to cooperate with the investigation.. and was inconsistent with public statements made by the Patriots pledging full cooperation with the investigation.


Tom Brady appeared for a requested interview and answered questions voluntarily, he declined to make available any documents or electronic information (including text messages and emails) that we requested


the Patriots questioned the integrity and objectivity of game officials, various NFL executives and certain NFL Security representatives present at the AFC Championship Game or otherwise involved in the investigative process. We found no evidence to substantiate the questions raised by counsel.


We do not believe that the evidence supports a conclusion that there was any deliberate effort by the Patriots to circumvent the NFL‟s Playing Rules with respect to the kicking balls used during the AFC Championship Game. W


In particular, we do not believe there was anywrongdoing or knowledge of wrongdoing by Patriots ownership, Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick or any other Patriots coach in the matters investigated. We also do not believe there was any wrongdoing or knowledge of wrongdoing by Patriots Head Equipment Manager Dave Schoenfeld.


it is more probable than not that New England Patriots personnel participated in violations of the Playing Rules.. Tom Brady (the quarterback for the Patriots) was at least generally aware of the inappropriate activities of McNally and Jastremski involving the release of air from Patriots game balls


During the second quarter of the AFC Championship Game, a ball thrown by Tom Brady was intercepted by a player for the Colts and the ball was taken to the Colts sideline. On the sideline, Colts equipment personnel used a pressure gauge to measure the inflation level of the ball, determined that it was below the minimum 12.5 psi level and informed a game official and other NFL personnel


two alternate game officials (Clete Blakeman and Dyrol Prioleau) tested eleven Patriots game balls and four Colts game balls....Each of the eleven Patriots balls tested at halftime measured below the minimum 12.5 psi level established by the Playing Rules on both gauges. Each of the four Colts balls tested measured within the permissible 12.5 to 13.5 psi range on at least one of the gauges.


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Following the game, before he left the stadium, McNally was interviewed by members of NFL Security. During that interview, McNally did not mention that he had taken the game balls into the bathroom. Instead, he stated that he walked directly to the field and that nothing unusual occurred during the walk from the locker room to the field. In subsequent interviews, McNally provided varying explanations for the bathroom stop and his decision not to utilize readily available bathroom facilities in the Officials Locker Room and adjacent Chain Gang Locker Room.
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Re: Deflate Gate Unfolds 

Post#2 » by truth18 » Wed May 6, 2015 10:58 pm

I already made a thread. Can mods merge?
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Re: Deflate Gate Unfolds 

Post#3 » by therealbig3 » Thu May 7, 2015 5:17 am

I find the language used to be interesting. Since when do official conclusions say "more probable than not"? I've always seen that the investigation either confirms something, or there's not enough evidence to conclude anything. "More probable than not" just seems strange.

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