Finally, Don Cherry checks in to defend Tom Brady
Our long, national nightmare may soon be coming to an end now that the flamboyant and highly entertaining Don Cherry has finally shared his thoughts on the neverending Deflategate saga.
The former Bruins coach and longtime Canadian hockey analyst took to Twitter Wednesday to strongly defend Patriots quarterback Tom Brady via a series of 12 tweets.
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The bottom line: Cherry says Brady “is not a cheat.’’
Read the summation of the 81-year-old Cherry’s tweets below:
“The 4 game suspension of Tom Brady has been in the headlines more than anything else. There’s no hard evidence but it’s suggested he cheated to win the Superbowl. He’s accused which to me is unfair. Lets go over why the media is so agreeable to go along with the suspension. This is my opinion to what happened and everyone is entitled to an opinion.
“The subject Tom Brady has a lot against him: he’s rich, he’s good looking, married to a super model, great athlete, winner and MVP of the Superbowl. He is one of the most confident athletes I have ever seen. Do you really think he would cheat to win? He would think that an insult. Me, Tom Brady, has to stoop to a chintzy thing like deflating the football to beat Seattle.
“If you want to blame anybody, blame the league for not having the footballs under their control. For instance, when I was at the Jays game, visiting Josh Donaldson, the umpires invited me into their room. I noticed a basket full of baseballs ready for the game. They were under their control. How could the NFL let the footballs be under the control of the home teams? Bush league for sure.
“Tom Brady is not a cheat. Now people in the organization, I don’t know. But Brady has too much to lose. Besides he was better in the 2nd half. Brady, I feel is protecting the 2 kids that were in charge of the footballs. He is taking the hit for them. That’s what you would expect from him. Come on folks, the greatest quarterback who ever lived tells somebody to deflate the footballs so he can win? Give your head a shake.’’
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H/T: Boston Magazine
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