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10 Weirdest Deflategate Quotes, Moments So Far

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Ah, Deflategate—the sports story that refuses to die. First there was the accusation, then the investigation, suspension and appeal. Now there will be even more legalese and ballyhoo as the NFL season approaches.

So you know what? If Ballghazi won't go quietly into the night, then we might as well embrace it. By embrace it, of course, I mean point out weird, head-scratching moments associated with it. Warning: ball jokes to follow.

Unclear on the time line of events? Get out from under your rock, take a moment to read this summary from the NFL and proceed.

Honorable Mention: Ball Boy Texts

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OK, you got me. These were definitely more funny than weird. Still, it felt wrong to completely omit the hilarious gem that is Jim McNally.

What happened was: The Wells Report(which includes profanity) revealed text messages between McNally, a locker room attendant, and John Jastremski, an equipment assistant for the New England Patriots. Hilarity aside, the only thing proved by the texts was McNally's dislike for Tom Brady. Behold:

McNally: [Expletive] tom….make sure the pump is attached to the needle…..[expletive] watermelons coming

Jastremski: So angry

McNally: The only thing deflating sun..is his passing rating

'Free Brady' Rally

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It's great to see sports fans sticking up for their own, but come on. A "Free Brady" rally?

After the NFL first announced Brady's suspension in May, New England Patriots fans staged a kind of protest at Gillette Stadium. According to MyFoxBoston.com, "roughly a couple hundred" fans showed up to support their quarterback.

Seems a bit over the top for a guy who makes millions and comes home to this every night.

Belichick Tosses Brady to the Wolves

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For the longest time, Brady and Bill Belichick have been like peas and carrots, peanut butter and jelly, Bert and Ernie. So it was really weird to watch the coach throw his quarterback to the wolves over a few under-inflated footballs.

When the scandal first broke in January, Belichick told reporters, via to Ben Volin of the Boston Globe:

Tom's personal preferences on his footballs are something that he can talk about in much better detail and information than I could possibly provide. I can tell you that in my entire coaching career, I have never talked to any player, staff member, about football air pressure. That is not a subject that I have ever brought up.

Dang. Ruthless, Bill.

Underlying Kraft/Goodell Friendship Drama

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Many odd moments in the Deflategate drama involved the underlying soap opera that is the relationship between Patriots owner Robert Kraft and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Here is a sampling:

Moment 1: Right after Deflategate broke, photos emerged of Goodell attending a party at Kraft's house—the night before the AFC Championship Game.

Moment 2: An NFL owner told Mike Freeman, NFL National Lead Writer for Bleacher Report, that Kraft and Goodell's relationship was "pretty much dead."

Moment 3: In May, Adam Schefter reported Kraft and Goodell had "met, spoke and even hugged." Aww.

Moment 4: Once Goodell upheld Brady's suspension, Kraft told reporters (via Kevin Patra of NFL.com), "I was wrong to put my faith in the league. I've come to the conclusion this was never about doing what was fair and just."

Drama, drama, drama.

Goodell's Laughter

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Oh, and then there was this. At his recent Hall of Fame induction (after Brady's suspension was upheld), former NFL personnel executive Ron Wolf walked past Roger Goodell and said, "Way to go on that Brady thing," according to Mark Sandritter of SB Nation.

Goodell responded with an open-mouthed cackle. Perhaps he was just trying to be polite or didn't really hear Wolf. Or maybe, just maybe, he thought it was the funniest thing he had ever heard. You be the judge.

Kraft Shades Richard Sherman, and Stanford

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Many NFL players have weighed in on Deflategate since the whole thing started—including Richie Incognito and Richard Sherman.

Sherman, never one to shy away from the media spotlight, spoke about Deflategate at Super Bowl media day in January. When asked if he thought the Patriots would be punished, he said, "Not as long as Robert Kraft and Roger Goodell are still taking pictures at their respective homes. He was just at Kraft's house last week for the AFC championship," according to James Parziale of Fox Sports.

Kraft responded by explaining the party was for NFL sponsors, from which Sherman reaps financial rewards. According to Brian Costello of the New York Post, Kraft said, "I think Mr. Sherman understood that he's the biggest beneficiary, because [the players] get over 50 percent of the revenues. So he didn't go to Harvard, but Stanford must be pretty good because he figured it out."

I understand responding to Sherman, but why you gotta bring Stanford into it?

Gronk's 'Deez Nuts' Joke

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What would a Patriots story be without a Rob Gronkowski mention? The Pro Bowl tight end and goofball extraordinaire has been very supportive of his QB throughout the Deflategate drama.

In fact, Gronk voiced his spirited opinions about the media's coverage of Deflategate in anUninterrupted video for Bleacher Report. He ended with this gem: "There's only one thing you can deflate. Deez nuts!"

This was typical Gronk, but it was also weird because, well. It didn't exactly make sense as a "deez nuts" joke.

Tom Brady and 'Rubbing'

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Because Deflategate is a scandal about footballs, and because some (not all) sports fans have an average mental age of about 12 (myself included), this whole thing has spawned some pretty obvious ball jokes.

Perhaps the oddest choice of words chosen by Tom Brady, however, was when he said this at the initial press conference back in January: "When I pick those footballs out, at that point, you know, to me, they're perfect. I don't want anyone touching the balls after that. I don't want anyone rubbing them," via Leonard Greene of the New York Post.

Yes, we (or perhaps just I) need to collectively grow up. Still, "I don't want anyone rubbing them"? Who rubs footballs? Is that a thing?

Bill Belichick, 'Vigorous' and 'Stimulate'

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Apparently, yes, rubbing balls is a thing. And since we're on the ball-joke track, let's just get Bill Belichick's offenses over with.

At a January press conference, Belichick said, "We rub it to get the ball to the proper texture. I don't know what's vigorous, what's not vigorous, we're not polishing fine china here. We're trying to get a football to the proper texture that the quarterbacks wants it to grip it. Does that stimulate something within the football to raise the PSI? I would say yes, it does," according to Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports.

OK—no more ball jokes. I promise.

Brady Shades Samsung

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According to the NFL's statement on the upholding of Tom Brady's suspension (via profootballtalk.com), one of the reasons for Roger Goodell's decision was Tom Brady's destroyed cellphone.

According to Nina Mandell of For The Win, Brady testified he always has his old cellphones destroyed when he upgrades. (Right, me too. Me, Brady and James Bond.)

Even weirder than Brady's supposed phone destruction policies, however, was his decision to bring Samsung down with him. In a statement on his Facebook page, Brady wrote, "I replaced my broken Samsung phone with a new iPhone 6 AFTER my attorneys made it clear to the NFL that my actual phone device would not be subjected to investigation under ANY circumstances."

Darren Rovell reported the mention cost Samsung over $600,000 in "negative value." Nice, Tom. Why you gotta do Samsung like that?

Tom Brady and the White Pool Cover

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As Tom Brady and the NFLPA attempt to fight the quarterback's four-game suspension in court, related documents will not be kept confidential, according to Braden Campbell of Boston.com.

Some of those documents have already included Brady's private emails. In one email, he notably took a shot at Peyton Manning, but that wasn't even close to the weirdest thing we saw.

In fact, the award for "weirdest excerpt from Brady's private emails" is a tie between the following:

1. Brady calls offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels "babe."
2. He is very serious about having a white pool cover. In fact, he wrote in one email, "What kind of morons don't have white cover."

Superstar problems.

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Source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2543840-10-weirdest-deflategate-quotes-moments-so-far

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