After getting caught cheating more than once, you’d think Robert Kraft would take the punishment like a man and tell his team to work harder next time to cover it up, but that would be expecting too much. Kraft issued an official statement following the penalties levied by the NFL and it follows the typical protocol of “Deny, Deny, Deny.”
“Despite our conviction that there was no tampering with footballs, it was our intention to accept any discipline levied by the league. Today’s punishment, however, far exceeded any reasonable expectation. It was based completely on circumstantial rather than hard or conclusive evidence.
“We are humbled by the support the New England Patriots have received from our fans throughout the world. We recognize our fans’ concerns regarding the NFL’s penalties and share in their disappointment in how this one-sided investigation was handled, as well as the dismissal of the scientific evidence supported by the Ideal Gas Law in the final report.
“Tom Brady has our unconditional support. Our belief in him has not wavered.”
Robert is clearly reaching with the Ideal Gas Law argument. If he’s going to use this I think he should have to explain it in detail…but I won’t hold my breath for that.
I see there will be no manning up here.