There are two things I’m nearly certain of when it comes to the New England Patriots.
First: If they were ever deflating footballs, or otherwise engaging in putrid malfeasance, they are no longer.
Second: They may absolutely, as they did eight years ago, annihilate the rest of the league all season. No, they won’t go undefeated, but it could still be ugly for the rest of the NFL. It could be Godzilla-ish with other franchises serving as small neighborhoods in Tokyo.
They put up fiddy agains
PITTSBURGH – DECEMBER 24: Tight ends coach James Daniel of the Pittsburgh Steelers on the sideline during a game against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field on December 24, 2006 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Ravens defeated the Steelers 31-7. (PHOTO CREDIT: George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Steelers tight ends coach James Daniel has been accused of assaulting and verbally accosting a fan on the way to the locker room just before halftime. Witnesses claim Dan
Something happened during the NFL’s season opener between the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers.
“We were listening to the Patriots’ radio broadcast for the majority of the first half through our headsets,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told reporters follow a 28-21 loss. “We will let the league officials handle it.”
Except Pittsburgh didn’t let the league officials handle it. They wrote about it on the team’s official website and came within an inch of accusing New England of cheat
FILE – In this April 31, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leaves Federal court in New York. Brady can suit up for his team’s season opener after a judge erased his four-game suspension for “Deflategate.” (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
A federal judge let the air out of “Deflategate” Thursday, erasing New England quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension for a controversy the NFL claimed threatened football’s integrity.
U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman crit
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady arrives for his appeal hearing at NFL headquarters in New York, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Brady and representatives from the players’ union are meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell as the New England quarterback appeals his four-game suspension. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
The NFL Players Association extended a settlement offer to the NFL last week regarding Tom Brady‘s suspension for his alleged role in Deflategate, a source told ESPN.com’s Dan Grazia
