OT: Brady's full 4-game suspension upheld by NFL

[Kibitzer]

More interesting, are the emails from February between the NFL and the Patriots where the Patriots ask the NFL to correct the incorrect initial report about 11 of 12 balls being deflated. The NFL refused because ... something something reasons.

There are persuasive indications that the source for the false information broadcast or published by ESPN was Mike Kensil, NFL VP for Game Operations and that he used ESPN "Insider" Chris Mortensen as his conduit to the general public.

It was Mortensen's "report," citing unnamed sources, that gave ESPN a big scoop and triggered "Deflategate." Steven Smith was next to be used by someone in the NFL who fed him the "Brady has destroyed his cell phone" bomb.

Years ago, Kensil was the VP of the NY Jets at that bizarre time when Belichek was the Head Coach of the Jets for one day! When he resigned to go to be the Patriots' Head Coach, Kensil reportedly went ballistic over what he perceived to be an act of betrayal by Belichek.

OK, boys and girls, now connect the dots.

 

[toadfoot]

Another dot...

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-by-role-of-wells-colleague-at-brady-hearing/

It's a short article so I recommend reading it, but two keys points emerge.

1. Lorin Reisner, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison, the law firm hired to do the "independent" investigation, participated as counsel for the NFL and conducted the majority of examinations at Brady's appeal hearing.
2. Notes of interviews conducted by Wells and his investigators were never given to the NFLPA or Brady's lawyers. NFL outside counsel Gregg Levy, who served as the Commissioner’s legal adviser at the Brady appeal hearing, said, "the substance of the interviews was reflected in the Wells report".

How can an investigation be neutral if only one side sees the interview transcripts?

As I've maintained all along, the Wells Report was never intended to be an impartial investigation. It's sole purpose was to make a case for guilt regardless of the evidence.