Robert Kraft Comments on Deflategate, Applauds Patriots for ‘Ignoring the Noise’

September 2, 2015   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

If New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is to be believed, the team is locked in and ready to go with the 2015 season approaching, regardless of any potential outside distractions stemming from Deflategate.
Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald noted that Kraft called Deflategate the “most overblown story in recent NFL history” and applauded the team for “ignoring the noise” while addressing a crowd at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday.
That noise originated from New England’s AFC Championship Game victory over the Indianapolis Colts, when an investigation "concluded it was more probable than not that Brady effectively looked the other way while two low-level staffers, including a self-described ‘deflator,’ conspired to secretly remove air pressure from the footballs [Tom] Brady used in the first half,” according to Bob Hohler of the Boston Globe.
As a result, Tom Brady was suspended for four games, and the Patriots were fined $...

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