Patriots’ Kraft: Punishment ‘far exceeded any reasonable expectation’
Patriots owner Robert Kraft says quarterback Tom Brady still has his “unconditional support,’’ and criticized the NFL’s suspension of the Super Bowl MVP.
“Despite our conviction that there was no tampering with footballs, it was our intention to accept any discipline levied by the league,’’ Kraft said in a statement Monday night. “Today’s punishment, however, far exceeded any reasonable expectation. It was based completely on circumstantial rather than hard or conclusive evidence.’’
Last week, Kraft said that the Patriots would “accept the findings’’ of the Wells report and “take the appropriate actions based on those findings as well as any discipline levied by the league.’’
He may be feeling a little differently now.
“We are humbled by the support the New England Patriots have received from our fans throughout the world,’’ he said. “We recognize our fans’ concerns regarding the NFL’s penalties and share in their disappointment in how this one-sided investigation was handled, as well as the dismissal of the scientific evidence supported by the Ideal Gas Law in the final report.
“Tom Brady has our unconditional support. Our belief in him has not wavered.’’
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