"This thing is so convoluted. ... They say that possibly — possibly — he was aware of this. The reality is if you can't prove he did it, then he's innocent, and lay off him. That's the bottom line."
Brady Sr. went on to strongly state the NFL was far more concerned about is image than that of the three-time Super Bowl MVP, long one of the faces of the league.
"The league had to cover themselves," said Brady Sr. "The reality is they had no conclusive evidence.
"This was Framegate right from the beginning."
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Findings from Ted Wells Deflategate investigation
Brady Sr. also said the Wells report contradicted itself after finding four of the Colts' footballs were underinflated along with 11 of 12 used by New England.
"How can Tommy defend himself? It's impossible," Brady Sr. said. "This is so distorted. To have something come out like this and say it's more probable than not? What does that mean?
"I'm watching the NFL Network saying he could be fined and suspended. Are you kidding me?
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are cheaters
Brady and Patriots coach Bill Belichick vehemently denied any knowledge of deflated footballs in January. The league mandates each ball fall within an inflation tolerance between 12½ and 13½ pounds per square inch.
Team owner Robert Kraft vigorously defended both Brady and Belichick in the week before the Patriots' Super Bowl XLIX win against the Seattle Seahawks. Brady won his third Super Bowl MVP award after that game.
"They had to protect their asses, and that's what they're doing," Brady Sr. said. "I just read that four Colts balls were underinflated. Amazing. Amazing.
"They're saying he's possibly aware. ... How do you put a cloud over somebody like this?
"To impugn somebody without conclusive evidence saying this is more probable than not? The reality is they have scientific evidence. Now they're overriding the scientific evidence and badgering the Patriots. It's disgusting."
"There was definitely a sting going on," said Brady Sr. "And as much as the Colts knew there was going to be a sting, they still had four underinflated balls.
"I just don't know how they can impugn someone like this."