The New England Patriots have had enough of reporters’ sophomoric humor
After Tom Brady and Bill Belichick’s press conferences that will go down in infamy this week, and Belichick’s second on Saturday, the Patriots are tired of all the jokes insinuating footballs to testicles. It hasn’t just been reporters either making the jokes, many publications have gone ahead and made jokes as well, some even on the front page.
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Whether it was Tom Brady talking about how the balls are perfect to him, or Bill Belichick giving a scientific breakdown on how to stimulate his balls, there has been plenty of material for everyone looking for humor in the NFL’s hottest scandal.
Don’t expect the Patriots to put up with it however. They’re taking measures to alter the transcript of Belichick’s Saturday press conference to remove the term “balls” and change it instead to “footballs”.
Press guy just told media that all "sophomoric references to balls will be replaced with footballs" in the transcript of the conference. Ha!
— Sara Ganim (@sganim) January 24, 2015
So it appears the Patriots will begin censoring everyone’s lewd behavior in their press conference transcripts. Every day DeflateGate continues to grow as a story and so do the jokes.
Let’s be honest, the jokes about the male nether region are the only thing keeping this overplayed story interesting. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick haven’t made it easier on reporters either, with the way they’ve used the term in their sentences.
I wouldn’t expect the humor to end anytime soon, especially with people liking to take jabs at a polarizing team like New England.
Just don’t expect the Patriots to partake in the fun everyone else is having with hit.
[H/T: Sara Ganim, Rachel Nichols]
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