Brady, NFL Will Likely Talk About DeflateGate After Super Bowl
BOSTON (CBS) -- The NFL still has not reached out to Tom Brady regarding the recent "DeflateGate" allegations, but the Patriots quarterback expects that talk to happen sometime after Super Bowl XLIX.
Brady joined the ESPN crew during halftime of Sunday night's Pro Bowl broadcast, and said he has moved on from the deflated football matter, shifting his focus to next Sunday's Super Bowl matchup with the Seattle Seahawks.
"I believe they're going to [speak with me] after the season, so we'll deal with it after this game," Brady said. "I think everybody's locked in, ready to go for this Super Bowl. It's a great opportunity for us, you know, and our guys have worked really hard so, hopefully we can go out there and play our best on Sunday."
Brady said he doesn't think the deflated football talk has been a distraction to his team as they prepare for their biggest game of the season.
"I certainly hope not. I think we're a pretty mentally tough team, and I think we've dealt with other things in the past," Brady said. "I think coach [Bill Belichick] has always said 'ignore the noise' and we have to focus on the task at hand, which is a great Seahawks team. I'm excited to play in another Super Bowl. You don't get many of these opportunities in your life."
Brady had a press conference on the matter last Thursday, telling reporters that he didn't alter footballs in any way during New England's AFC Championship win over the Indianapolis Colts last weekend. The NFL reportedly found that 11 of the Patriots' 12 game balls from that game were inflated significantly below the NFL's requirements.
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick held an impromptu press conference on Saturday, saying he is confident the Patriots "followed every rule to the letter" in preparing footballs for the AFC Championship Game.
