Tom Brady and Bill Belichick insist they had nothing to do with ‘deflategate’
Quarterback and coach appear on nationally televised press conferences to rebut cheating claims as controversy around Super Bowl reaches fever pitch
The New England Patriots hit back at cheating claims on Thursday, with star quarterback Tom Brady denying the club had deflated balls to help them reach the Super Bowl.
Brady and Patriots coach Bill Belichick both appeared on nationally televised press conferences to rebut the claims as the controversy swirling around America’s biggest sporting event reached fever pitch.
NFL chiefs are probing allegations that balls used by the Patriots offence in their 45-7 rout of the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday were inflated below standard league levels – giving Brady and his team-mates an advantage by making them easier to handle.
But Brady, one of the NFL’s biggest stars, flatly denied any involvement in the scandal dubbed ‘deflategate.’
“I didn’t alter the balls in any way,” said Brady, who is preparing for a record sixth Super Bowl in Arizona on February 1.