Ted wells 243page report on the deflategate scandal concludes its more probable than not that patriots personnel participated in a deliberate effort to release air from patriots game balls after the balls were examined by the referee. Wells previously had worked with the nfl to get to the bottom of the miami dolphins bullying scandal between richie incognito and jonathan martin. Brady was slapped with the ban after a report by ted wells, a lawyer hired by the national football league. Paul weiss ted wells by keith goldberg law360, new york september 14, 2015, 6. Wells fiercely defended the report that led to stern punishments in the deflategate scandal. Tom brady has chosen to remain silent thus far in the wake of the socalled deflategate report issued by independent attorney ted. In the current deflategate controversy in which the new england patriots have been accused of illicitly deflating footballs before the start of the 2015 american football conference championship game, the nfl and lawyers it hired have produced a report that has been used to justify penalties against the patriots and, specifically, tom brady wells jr.
The wells report on the patriots and deflategate has been released. Deflategate has taken its welldeserved place in the annals of alltime sports infamy. Heres a roundup of our coverage of the wells report. Read the ted wells report on deflategate the boston globe. The entire deflategate charge rides on which gauge was used for the pregame measurements. I really like this part of the report, after the thursday night game on october 17.
Ted wells defends his credibility on nfl deflategate. Independent investigator ted wells submitted his report to commissioner roger goodell and the new england patriots on wednesday in relation. Wells report on deflategate released football outsiders. While i have a deja vu feeling writing that, at least this time its about the new england patriots and not bullying in the miami dolphins locker room. It has been 10 months since the 9page wells report and the. When wells asked for communications from bradys phone, bradys counsel asked wells for the authority for his request for private electronic communications, and wells and co never responded further, and there was no complaint or further dispute on behalf of the nfl over that discovery issue until after the wells report was released. Wells also served as the national treasurer to democrat bill bradleys presidential campaign. The new england patriots released an 8,000word document criticizing 15 myths of the ted wells report on deflategate. Independent investigator ted wells submitted his report to commissioner roger goodell and the new england patriots on wednesday in relation to the footballs used in the afc championship game against the indianapolis colts. In relevant part, the text message exchange stated. On january 23, the nfl hired manhattan attorney ted wells to get to the bottom of deflategate. The report further stated that brady told his assistant to destroy the phone on the very day he was interviewed by wells around the nfl staff, 2016.
Timing of the ted wells report on deflategate raises. The report, released on february 14, 2014, made headlines for its finding of a pattern of harassment. Deflategate was a national football league nfl controversy involving the allegation that. Pdf herei just completed reading the wells report and this is ted wells conclusion. Ted wells deflategate report concludes tom brady likely knew of football manipulation. As the wells report concedes, the analysis of the data is ultimately dependent on assumptions and information that is uncertain wells report at p. Ted wells defends his credibility on nfl deflategate report sports. The findings were released wednesday in a 243page report by ted wells, the leagueappointed attorney who investigated whether the patriots deflated balls in their game against the indianapolis colts. The complete report on the investigation into new england patriots alleged use of underinflated footballs during the afc championship game. Instead, were left wondering if it really is simply a coincidence that almost four months after the incident took place the results of the investigation were. The new england patriots cheerleaders are the official cheerleading squad of the nfls new england. The 243page report was release wednesday, finding that it is more probable than not that patriots personnel deliberately deflated the teams footballs. Wells report finds that new england patriots probably. Rule 2 of the official playing rules of the nfl requires that footballs used during nfl games must be inflated to between 12.
An official nfl report released wednesday found patriots personnel likely knew they were in violation of the rules, and that quarterback tom brady was generally aware of their actions. What i mean is that all we have is what wells put on his report, and i dont trust that it is an objective representation of the facts. On may 12, lead author ted wells defended the report, indicating text messages between. Deflategate investigation finds tom brady likely aware of underinflated footballs. The mantra repeatedly used in the report filed by league investigator ted wells was more probable than not. Ted wells 243page report on the deflategate scandal concludes its more probable than not that patriots. A 243page report released wednesday on the new england patriots deflategate controversy during the 2015 afc championship game has found that it is more probable than not that new england patriots personnel deliberately deflated footballs below the approved thresholds. On may 12, 2015, citing the wells report, the nfl found against brady and suspended. But the report, authored by nfl outside counsel ted wells, reminded me of so many other onesided reports that i have read in my 37 years in. Later in his report, wells morphs anderson possible into a more probable.
New england patriots supporters and detractors alike have found plenty of cannon fodder in independent investigator ted wellss report on the deflategate controversy that has engulfed the. Wells report released on footballs used in afc title. By august 2015, the deflategate case had gone to arbitration, with a. Ted wells longawaited report on the new england patriots deflategate controversy finally was released wednesday, and its quite a read and likely not good news for tom brady. The background and myths of deflategate separating fact from fiction.
Ted wells 243page report on the deflategate scandal concludes its more probable than not that patriots personnel participated in a deliberate effort to release air from patriots game balls. So wells was willing to let bradys lawyers determine what would be shown. Ted wells rejected the idea that the league had it out for tom brady. Home sports football new england patriots officially slam wells report. Questions for anyone who might still believe that tom.
Shortly afterwards, paul, weiss retained exponent, a consulting engineering. This is the only time, by the way, that wells report rejects any of andersons recollections. So when ted wells, the paul weiss attorney assigned to investigate deflategate, released his 243page report after a 14week investigation asserting that it was more probable than not that the patriots violated the nfls rules by reducing the air pressure in the. The wells report is officially out, and you can read the details here. Rivas cruz, erica alejandra, deflategate and image repair theory. Wells report finds that new england patriots probably deflated balls. Ted wells longawaited report on the new england patriots deflategate controversy finally was released wednesday, and its quite a read and likely not. Nfl report finds patriots probably deflated footballs on. The obvious example is the reports saying that the patriots refused to make soandso available. Ted wells finally released the results of his deflategate investigation, and it is interesting to say the least. It was prepared entirely by the paul, weiss investigative team and presents the independent opinions of mr. Boston cbs given the need for immediacy in our news culture today, the 9page report from ted wells on deflategate churned out hundreds of headlines around the country in a.
He added that goodell did not give bradys attorneys the opportunity to question nfl attorney jeff pash, who coauthored the infamous wells report with ted wells. Patriots owner robert krafts statement on the ted wells report from may 6, 2015. Tom brady generally aware patriots personnel deliberately deflated balls. Ted wells doesnt usually talk to the media after he releases a highprofile report. In the ugly battle between the nfl and its reigning. The report, released wednesday by attorney ted wells, found it is more probable than not that jim mcnally and john jastremski participated in a deliberate plan to circumvent the rules by. Boston cbs ted wells has finally completed his investigation into deflated footballs used in the afc championship game and he has submitted his 243page report. Ted wells longawaited report on the new england patriots deflategate controversy finally was released wednesday, and its quite a read and. As an extension activity, divide the class into groups, each assigned with one of the tasks listed below. Some language in the report might be objectionable to users. The central questions in the deflategate affair were whether the new england patriots impermissibly deflated the footballs they played with during the 2015 afc championship game, and, if so, whether their quarterback, tom brady, knew about this or even arranged for the footballs to be deflated. After more than three months of research and compilation, attorney ted wells report detailing the new england patriots deflategate controversy was released wednesday.
Why could ted wells not find any messages concerning any scheme to deflate footballs below mandated levels in all the electronic messages of the ball handlers for the entire. Deflategate investigation finds tom brady likely aware of. Nfl led to the publication of a report named after ted wells, its main author. After students have researched and read, begin a discussion of the initial reports on deflategate prewells report, the wells and exponent reports. Deflategate probe suggests patriots tom brady aware of. Archived from the original pdf on december 22, 2015.
In 2015, ted wells was again hired by the nfl, this time to investigate. The 243page report was released wednesday, finding that it is more probable than not that patriots personnel deliberately deflated the team s footballs. The 243page report was release wednesday, finding that it is more probable than not that patriots personnel deliberately deflated the teams. Read the entire ted wells report on patriots deflategate. Ted wells deflategate report concludes tom brady likely. In particular, the rule states that the ball shall be made up of an inflated 12. Ted wells 243page report on the deflategate scandal concludes its more probable than not that patriots personnel participated in a. A look at how tom brady may argue his upcoming deflategate appeal against commissioner roger goodell and the nfl.