Quote:And I doubt anyone really believes this was a one-time thing.  I wonder how long the equipment guy has been on the job.

 

 

One thing for sure,  the NFL doesn't believe this was a one time thing:

 

 




 

“As you know, we regard violations of competitive rules as significant and deserving of a strong sanction, both to punish the actual violation and to deter misconduct in the future. In this case, the footballs were intentionally deflated in an effort to provide a competitive advantage to Tom Brady after having been certified by the game officials as being in compliance with the playing rules. While we cannot be certain when the activity began, the evidence suggests that January 18th was not the first and only occasion when this occurred, particularly in light of the evidence referring to deflation of footballs going back to before the beginning of the 2014 season.

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