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Robert Kraft: Our people didn’t touch the balls

Jan 18, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft holds the Lamar Hunt Trophy after the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 18, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft holds the Lamar Hunt Trophy after the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has his say on ‘Deflategate’ following the team’s Super Bowl XLIX win.


By now, everyone in America is aware of Deflategate, where the New England Patriots played the AFC Championship Game with under inflated balls. For those who were on the moon for the last two weeks, some of the balls used by the Patriots in the AFC title game were under inflated by up to 15 percent.

That said, they beat the Colts by such a margin that they could have been playing with beach balls and it wouldn’t have made any difference to the final score. Despite this, it created a media frenzy.

The issue has been analyzed over and over again, with thoughts on whether the under inflated balls made a real difference varying.

Jan 24, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Deflated footballs with Super Bowl XLIX logo at the NFL Experience at Phoenix Convention Center in advance of the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Deflated footballs with Super Bowl XLIX logo at the NFL Experience at Phoenix Convention Center in advance of the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Tonight, as we all know, was Super Bowl XLIX where the Patriots had a dramatic victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

In the post-game interviews, there was a question about the scandal directed at New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who said, “Our people didn’t touch the balls.”

H/T Cjzero