Report: Brady Wouldn’t Give Texts or Emails to Deflategate Investigators
The Deflategate report did not reach a concrete conclusion, and investigators say Tom Brady is partially to blame.
While Brady agreed to be questioned, he declined to hand over pertinent texts and emails despite the requested communication being “limited to the subject matter of our investigation,’’ the report said.
“Our inability to review contemporaneous communications and other documents in Brady’s possession and control related to the matters under review potentially limited the discovery of relevant evidence and was not helpful to the investigation,’’ the report continued.
Investigators still obtained some text communications between Brady and the equipment managers they say manipulated the balls.
On Jan. 19, Brady sent equipment assistant John Jastremski texts reading “You good Jonny Boy?’’ and “You doing good?’’
The report includes a response from Jastremski reading: “Still nervous; so far so good though’’ and another saying Brady would likely be questioned.
“FYI…Dave will be picking your brain later about it. He’s not accusing me, or anyone…trying to get to bottom of it. He knows it’s unrealistic you did it yourself…’’
The report did not identify Dave.
Brady also spoke to McNally on the phone five times in the three-day span immediately following the allegations, and the calls lasted nearly an hour in all.
Brady and McNally had not called or texted in the six months prior to Deflategate, the report found.
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