Patriots’ Robert Kraft releases statement on ‘Deflate Gate’
By Mike Dyce
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has released a statement on “Deflate Gate” and says he supports the NFL’s investigation.
On Thursday we heard from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady on the deflated football scandal during the AFC Championship game. It looked like Belichick point the finger at Brady who later in the day shrugged his shoulders and pleaded his innocence.
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Still, no one is taking responsibility and there is no responsible party seemingly in sight.
Just a day after those press conferences, Patriots owner Robert Kraft has released a statement of his own, saying that the organization is cooperating with the NFL during their investigation and that he supports it. This comes on the heels of the NFL releasing their own statement on the investigation into “Deflate Gate.”
Here is the full statement, via CSN New England:
“On Monday, I received a letter from the league office informing me that they would be conducting an investigation into the air pressure of the game balls. Immediately after receiving the letter, I instructed our staff to be completely cooperative and transparent with the league’s investigators. During the three days they were here, we provided access to every full- and part-time employee the league’s representatives requested to speak with and produced every communication device that they requested to search. It is an ongoing process that the league and our team are taking very seriously. I very much support the league’s desire to conduct a complete investigation and welcome the appointment of Ted Wells to lead the process. Competitive balance and the integrity of the game are the foundation of what makes our league so special and I have the utmost respect for those principles. Our organization will continue to cooperate throughout the league’s investigation. Meanwhile, our players, coaches and staff will continue to focus on our preparations for Super Bowl XLIX and the many challenges we face as we prepare for the Seattle Seahawks.”
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