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Not sure how this has not gotten mainstream traction yet but surely will be a cornerstone of Pats case:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/05/...iciating-vp-lied-about-deflategate-knowledge/
And yet in The Gospel According to Ted:
So this is a high ranking NFL official in CHARGE OF OFFICIATING who outright lied to the media about a sting. Not a good look. Oh this is also the saint who partied on the Cowboy bus (he almost looks as slimy and date rapey as Grigson).
Good luck with that one in court, boys.
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/05/...iciating-vp-lied-about-deflategate-knowledge/
At a pre-Super Bowl press conference, Blandino tried to say that nobody from the league was aware of any issues with the footballs prior to the game.
“Then there was an issue that was brought up during the first half,” Blandino said on Jan. 29 in Phoenix. “A football came into question and then the decisions was made to test them at halftime and now.”
When hit with a follow-up question from the New York Post about allegations that the NFL conducted a “sting operation” in order to catch the Patriots red-handed, Blandino again flatly denied any prior knowledge to anything about football inflation levels.
“I don’t know where [the idea of a sting] came from,” Blandino told the Post. “This was a problem that came up in the first half.”
“Then there was an issue that was brought up during the first half,” Blandino said on Jan. 29 in Phoenix. “A football came into question and then the decisions was made to test them at halftime and now.”
When hit with a follow-up question from the New York Post about allegations that the NFL conducted a “sting operation” in order to catch the Patriots red-handed, Blandino again flatly denied any prior knowledge to anything about football inflation levels.
“I don’t know where [the idea of a sting] came from,” Blandino told the Post. “This was a problem that came up in the first half.”
And yet in The Gospel According to Ted:
At this point, I understand that folks’ eyeballs might immediately gloss over with boredom upon seeing yet another excerpt from the Wells report. But this is important, as it relates to the email sent by Colts GM Ryan Grigson and Colts equipment manager Sean Sullivan. This message was sent to NFL senior VP of football operations David Gardi and director of football operations Mike Kensil.
Kensil forwarded Grigson’s email without comment to James Daniel, Director of Game Operations at he NFL, who in turn forwarded it to other Game Operations personnel who would be at the game as an ‘FYI.’ Kensil also forwarded Grigson’s email to Dean Blandino and Alberto Riveron, both senior members of the NFL Officiating Department, with the message ‘see below.’ Both Riveron and Blandino decided that they would raise the issue with Walt Anderson, who had been assigned as the referee for the game.
On Saturday, the day before the AFC Championship Game, “Blandino reminded Anderson to ensure that proper protocols concerning the footballs were followed.”
Kensil forwarded Grigson’s email without comment to James Daniel, Director of Game Operations at he NFL, who in turn forwarded it to other Game Operations personnel who would be at the game as an ‘FYI.’ Kensil also forwarded Grigson’s email to Dean Blandino and Alberto Riveron, both senior members of the NFL Officiating Department, with the message ‘see below.’ Both Riveron and Blandino decided that they would raise the issue with Walt Anderson, who had been assigned as the referee for the game.
On Saturday, the day before the AFC Championship Game, “Blandino reminded Anderson to ensure that proper protocols concerning the footballs were followed.”
So this is a high ranking NFL official in CHARGE OF OFFICIATING who outright lied to the media about a sting. Not a good look. Oh this is also the saint who partied on the Cowboy bus (he almost looks as slimy and date rapey as Grigson).
Good luck with that one in court, boys.
