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Patriots Attendant Reportedly Attempted to Put Unapproved Ball in AFC Title Game

February 18, 2015   ·     ·   Jump to comments

The New England Patriots finished the 2014 NFL season with a Super Bowl triumph over the Seattle Seahawks, but there are still plenty of questions about the Deflategate saga that began with the Pats' victory in the AFC Championship Game.
SportsCenter provided an update to the controversy on Tuesday:
ESPN's Kelly Naqi provided information on the attendant and what his job entails: 
One source said that the attendant assigned to the officials' locker room, identified as 48-year-old Jim McNally, has been interviewed by investigators for Ted Wells, the attorney the NFL hired last month to lead an investigation into allegations the Patriots intentionally used underinflated footballs on offensive plays in the first half of that game against the Indianapolis Colts, which New England won 45-7.
Three sources said that McNally has worked Patriots games for a decade, and has been in charge of the officials' locker room at Gillette Stadium since at least 2008. In the ...

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