What Brady Said About Deflategate in January: ‘I Had No Knowledge’

The Wells Report Suggests That’s Not the Case

By Jack Andrade

May 6, 2015

1 minute to read

Though Wednesday’s Deflategate report found it “is more probable than not that Tom Brady was at least generally aware of the inappropriate activities’’ that led to Deflategate, Brady gave a very different account in January when he first addressed the issue in a news conference.

“I have no knowledge of any wrongdoing,’’ Brady said. “I’m very comfortable saying that.’’

Brady flatly denied any knowledge of how any of the balls could have tested below the minimum air-pressure threshold.

“I didn’t alter the ball in any way,’’ Brady said. “I felt like we won the game fair and square.’’

[fragment number=0]Watch the video of his statement above.

Timeline of Deflategate Controversy

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