Will the absurdity that is Deflate gate ever end? Not for a while, it appears. In the latest turn of events, U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman on Thursday overturned the league's four-game suspension of star New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, which the league imposed on Mr. Brady for his alleged involvement in a scheme to slightly deflate the footballs in the first half of last season's AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts. After eight months, millions of dollars and the people's court time have been taken up with the question of whether the team violated league rules by removing a tiny bit of air from the footballs, supposedly making them easier to grasp and throw. Even though the deflation was discovered at halftime,
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But here’s the thing: If we don’t talk about this, the fact that you refused to talk about it will end up as the center of the story. I mean, how can you not respond to this question? It’s a pretty straightforward question. I’ve had those questions for eight months and I’ve answered them, you know, multiple times for many different people, so --
I don’t think you have, really. When I ask, “Were you generally aware that this was happening,” what is the answer? I’m not talking about that, because there’s still ongoing litigation. It has nothing to do with the personal question that you’re trying to ask, or the answer you’re trying to get. I’m not talking about anything as it relates to what’s happened over the last eight months. I’ve dealt with those questions for eight months. It’s something that -- obviously I wish that we were talking about something different.”
Brady is still considered an icon to the sports world and in the fashion world as well. This set back only made him more popular than he already was and it opened new doors, for example GQ cover man of the year. Can you truly blame Brady for not wanting to talk to Klosterman? No one likes to be asked the same question twice, can you even imagine answering it even two hundred times, and I have sympathy for
But here’s the thing: If we don’t talk about this, the fact that you refused to talk about it will end up as the center of the story. I mean, how can you not respond to this question? It’s a pretty straightforward question. I’ve had those questions for eight months and I’ve answered them, you know, multiple times for many different people, so --
I don’t think you have, really. When I ask, “Were you generally aware that this was happening,” what is the answer? I’m not talking about that, because there’s still ongoing litigation. It has nothing to do with the personal question that you’re trying to ask, or the answer you’re trying to get. I’m not talking about anything as it relates to what’s happened over the last eight months. I’ve dealt with those questions for eight months. It’s something that -- obviously I wish that we were talking about something different.”
Brady is still considered an icon to the sports world and in the fashion world as well. This set back only made him more popular than he already was and it opened new doors, for example GQ cover man of the year. Can you truly blame Brady for not wanting to talk to Klosterman? No one likes to be asked the same question twice, can you even imagine answering it even two hundred times, and I have sympathy for