Deflategate took a turn for the worse for Tom Brady on Wednesday when an NFL sanctioned investigation revealed that Brady was aware of the ball deflating activities. Brady hasn’t responded to the findings in the report, but his father, Tom Brady Sr., has had quite the reaction.
Brady Sr. talked to USA Today about the findings and the punitive speculation swirling around his son. Some of his quotes:
“I don’t have any doubt about my son’s integrity — not one bit…”
“In this country, you’re innocent until proven guilty. It just seems Tommy is now guilty until proven innocent.
“This thing is so convoluted. … They say that possibly — possibly — he was aware of this. The reality is if you can’t prove he did it, then he’s innocent, and lay off him. That’s the bottom line…”
“To impugn somebody without conclusive evidence saying this is more probable than not? The reality is they have scientific evidence. Now they’re overriding the scientific evidence and badgering the Patriots. It’s disgusting.”
Brady could be facing a suspension from the NFL for his involvement in deflategate. A suspension would surely have Brady Sr. up in arms after he declared this investigation “Framegate.”
“The league had to cover themselves,” said Brady Sr. “The reality is they had no conclusive evidence.
“This was Framegate right from the beginning.”
Brady Sr. has positioned the integrity of the Patriots against the integrity of the NFL, which considering the NFL’s recent past, might be a genius strategy.
