![]() I think there are a lot of people that have more information than me. Q: Have you tried to find out why the balls were under-inflated? Q: So you never knowingly played with a football that was under 12.5-pounds? I would never have someone do something that I thought was outside the rules. I would never do anything outside of the rules of play. I think that particular term, deflated or inflated, whatever norm you're using, you could probably use. To me, that's a perfect grip for the football. I like them at the way that I like them, which is at 12.5. Explain that comment in the context of what you're dealing with this week. ![]() You were quoted saying you like throwing a deflated ball. Q: A few years ago you said you liked the ball deflated. I was preparing for my own job, doing what I needed to do. I don't know what happened over the course of the process with the footballs. I also understand that I was in the locker room preparing for a game. I'm very comfortable saying that nobody did it, as far as I know. TB: Yeah, I'm very comfortable saying that. Q: Are you comfortable that nobody did anything? Q: Are you comfortable that nobody on the Patriots side did anything wrong? Then everyone is going to make their own. We can only express to you what our side is and how we approach it. I think part of being in this position and putting yourself under a spotlight like this and being open for criticism, I think that's very much a part of being a professional athlete. If that's what they feel like they want to do, then I don't have a problem with that. I don't ever cast judgment on someone's belief system. I think everybody has the right to believe whatever they want. How can we possibly believe what Brady and the coach are saying now?' Q: What do you say to the skeptics that say, 'The Patriots have had violations before. I just assumed that they were exactly the same: first half, second half. It wasn't even a thought, inkling of a concern of mine that they were any different. Once I approve the ball, like I said, that's the ball that I expect out there on the field. I didn't put one thought into the football at that point. TB: From the first half to the second half, I didn't think twice about it. The question they're asking themselves is, 'What's up with our hero?' Can you answer right now, is Tom Brady a cheater? Q: This has raised a lot of uncomfortable conversations for people around this country who view you as their idol. Obviously I woke up Monday morning and answered a question on the radio about it and that was the first I really hard about it. It was the same process that I always go through. To me those balls are perfect and that's what I expect when I show up on the field. I don't want anyone rubbing them, putting any air in them, taking any air out. I don't want anyone touching the balls after that. When I pick those balls out, at that point to me they're perfect. they have a process that they go through. Our equipment guys do a great job of breaking the balls in. I have a process that I go through before every game where I go in and I pick the footballs that I want to use for the game. TB: I didn't have any – I didn't alter the ball in any way.
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