Patriots Owner Wants Apology if No Findings in Deflate-Gate
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iStock/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft says the NFL will owe the team an apology if its investigation into deflated footballs doesn’t find any wrongdoing on his team’s part.
“If the Wells investigation is not able to definitively determine that our organization tampered with the air pressure on the footballs, I would expect and hope that the league would apologize to our entire team and, in particular, coach [Bill] Belichick and Tom Brady for what they have had to endure this past week,” Kraft said during an news conference on Monday.
Attorney Ted Wells, along with NFL executive vice president Jeff Pash, are heading up the investigation.
The league found that 11 of the 12 footballs used during the Patriots’ 45-7 win over the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game were not inflated by the minimum level of 12.5 pounds per square inch, according to ESPN. In that game, Brady passed for 226 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.
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