The NFL Continues To Leak Information To the Media Regarding Deflategate

Boston.com – An NFL source close to the Wells investigation fired back late Sunday.“The investigators did not agree with Dan’s (Pats lawyer) characterizations in his e-mails and made clear after hearing out all of Dan’s arguments that they considered the Patriots in violation of the duty to cooperate,” the source said. “This is not like a normal piece of litigation, and if an investigator misses a piece of evidence he has an absolute obligation to follow up on the evidence. The subject of the investigation cannot hide behind technical procedural arguments, especially when the investigators disagree that there ever was an agreement.”

Its a circular argument. They didn't cooperate because there was nothing to cooperate on. So silly.

That was a very lawyery leak.

Cowards.

Can someone explain to me the methods of the NFL front office if their goal is to make the league look good?

I was afraid that, with the Pats speaking out, we would start to have "unattributed" leaks from the NFL again.

Surprised it took so long. Here's the thing -- for all of the Patriots arguments, *this* is what they choose to focus on and leak about? Given their past history, to me this means that the NFL has absolutely nothing else. Hope I'm right.....

So the Pats put out emails documenting the situation, and the response is a leak from an anonymous league source? That's weak.

Sciz said:

So the Pats put out emails documenting the situation, and the response is a leak from an anonymous league source? That's weak.

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Why change their strategy now?

"NFL office leaks' is now the number go-to resource for libelous garbage.

Chiuba E. Obele said:

...if an investigator misses a piece of evidence he has an absolute obligation to follow up on the evidence.”

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But the investigator doesn't have an obligation to gather and review all relevant information prior to an interrogation???

Seriously, I want to conduct investigations for the NFL. Because the burden of proof is minimal (if there even is any) and the investigators can follow what ever protocol they want (since the subjects of the investigation have to oblige no matter what)!!

Sciz said:

So the Pats put out emails documenting the situation, and the response is a leak from an anonymous league source? That's weak.

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Not only that. But by getting jerky over the fact that exercises in litigation are different procedurally that investigative ones.

It was a smarty-pants leak. Annoying.

This reminds me of those chain emails you get that have no source attached and are completely fallacious. I can't understand who it is that ever believes these lies when there are websites out there with fully sourced information.

People should be demanding that the identity of this leak be revealed.

Shut the hell up already NFL. You leaked enough during the investigation to damn us forever. You made your case either it will hold water or it won't so shut the hell up. If its as strong as you claim what else is there to say?

Interesting that 'NFL sources' have inside information on the 'independent' investigation conducted by Ted Wells. Sounds like the NFL head office is mighty cozy with Wells.

I mean my god, don't people see that Wells and the NFL work in concert with one another? That if Wells was truly independent he would have agreed with the Patriots opinion that the scope of the investigation should have also included the NFL's handling of the situation both on game-day and the day after when an outright LIE spawned the media outrage?

Wells defending the NFL, NFL defending Wells...but yea, this investigation had no biases, none whatsoever

After having shot themselves in the right foot, the NFL decides to shoot themselves in the left foot...

The NFL has completely mismanaged the flow of information on this case, really believe that when they called Kravitz in January they never imagined in their wildest dream that it would become such a huge deal.. the perverse results of unintended consequences...

It is freaking air in footballs.. the NFL needs to get a grip and try to somehow let this die and repair the damage, instead of fanning the flames..

The big win here is that the leak specifically states that Wells overlooked information. Thanks for the confirmation, guys.

I'm stunned that the league and Wells are continuing to engage the Patriots on this. They have the public sentiment and media firmly in their camp and they can only make things worse by speaking about it. Hopefully their hubris comes back to bite them in the ass at some point.

To put it in plain words.

NFL : Can you close that closed door?
Patriots : It's already closed!!!!!!
NFL : Why are you not cooperating?

It drives me crazy that everyone speaks about this as if it was real! This is just a dream, it must be! Where else but a dream can something be made of nothing.

But there is no evidence...we make it up
But they interviewed everyone... not often enough
But the ball pressure was where it was suppose to be.... sorry our experts say what we want to hear
But you cant change physics.... not if you turn your head and squint
But everything is based on one email in the summer before the season even starts... Exactly
But. Huh... See, that confused you. You must be involved.
But... Remember you had Spygate. Therefore and Henceforth you are guilty
But... Quiet the Commissioner is deliberating with Vincent
But...
But... That's enough commissioner rules, your screwed
but well, appeal... Commissioner will hear your appeal <snicker>

<pinch> ouch <pinch> ouch...you can't wake up from this
But... <you hear and evil Goodell laugh>
WAKE UP
PLEASE
WAKE ME UP

What never sat right with me about the request for the follow up interview, is that Wells is tasked with investigating the potential deflation of gameday footballs, and somehow the word "deflator" is completely missed before the first interview? Even if they picked the LAZIEST intern in the company to skim the text message transcripts for key words, he's at least going to ctrl+F the words "deflate" "deflation" "deflator" etc in between his Facebook refreshes. There is no possible way that Wells and his team didn't have that text and questions about it prior to interview one.

A poster combining football with a circus. This artist had the gift of prophecy!!!


...and then there's the front office (this just screams for Photoshopping)...