Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Finds Deflategate Investigation ‘Incomprehensible’
Patriots owner Robert Kraft issued a swift and defiant repsonse to the Wells Report. The report following the Deflategate investigation by NFL-appointed investigator Ted Wells determined “it is more probable than not’’ that Patriots locker room personnel deflated footballs at the AFC Championship game.
“When I addressed the media at the Super Bowl on January 26 – over 14 weeks ago – I stated that I unconditionally believed that the New England Patriots had done nothing inappropriate in this process or in violation of the NFL rules and that I was disappointed in the way the league handled the initial investigation. That sentiment has not changed,’’ Kraft said.
“Throughout the process of this nearly four-month investigation, we have cooperated and patiently awaited its outcome.’’ “To say we are disapppointed in its findings, which do not include any incontrovertible or hard evidence of deliberate deflation of footballs at the AFC Championship game, would be a gross understatement.
“While I respect the independent process of the investigation, the time, effort and resources expended to reach this conclusion are incomprehensible to me.’’
Read the full statement from Kraft here.
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