Keller @ Large: There Better Be Some Substance To DeflateGate
BOSTON (CBS) - So here we are at the end of a full work-week since we learned that the NFL was investigating the inflation of the footballs at last Sunday's Patriots game, and we not only don't know what really happened, it feels like we know less than we did five days ago.
As you may recall, I said here a few days ago I believed the Pats would be cleared of any wrongdoing. And while I'm less confident of that after seeing Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick hem and haw their way through their press conferences, I still haven't seen a shred of evidence to prove otherwise.
As best I can tell, all we have is the NFL's confirmation that they're looking into it, and an anonymous leak claiming 11 of the 12 balls on hand were under inflated.
Single source anonymous stories that haven't been followed up by more confirmations grow more suspect with each passing day.
And those alleged NFL investigators haven't managed to contact Brady yet, despite multiple claims that on every NFL team it's the starting quarterback who has the most say over what happens to the footballs.
And now we learn from the Indianapolis linebacker who supposedly touched this whole thing off by complaining about the inflation of the ball after he intercepted a Brady pass that he actually didn't complain, and noticed nothing wrong with the ball.
What is going on here?
At this point, there had better be some substance to this charge. If there isn't, the line of people who will owe the Patriots and their fans a huge apology will be a long one, starting with the league and including a nation full of Patriot-haters.
What a mess.
I have just one piece of advice for the Pats – take it out on the Seahawks.
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