Report: NFL will reinstate Patriots employees John Jastremski and Jim McNally
The NFL will reportedly reinstate New England Patriots’ banned locker room attendants John Jastremski and Jim McNally, according to The Boston Globe. The two men, however, will be banned from the preparing, handling or supervision of the team’s game balls.
They were suspended without pay after being accused of deflating footballs during the AFC Championship Game. Their text correspondence was featured in the Wells Report, as McNally called himself, “the deflator.’’ The scandal dubbed Deflategate resulted in a fine of $1 million and a the loss of a first-round draft pick for the Patriots. Tom Brady received a four-game suspension, but it was vacated after an appeal in New York District Court.
NFL Executive VP of Football Operations Troy Vincent asked to meet with the pair, NFL.com first reported on Sunday. The meeting, which another Patriots’ representative will attend, will involve a discussion of the men’s role with the team going forward, according to The Globe. They will return to the team with different responsibilities.
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