Mortensen to address initial #DeflateGate report on WEEI

I would expect and hope he would apologize.

Mort got used by the NFL like a tissue in a porno theater. Pretty weak of him to not talk earlier.

Wow, I'm actually shocked. It's been so long that I never thought he would.

But, I don't have my hopes very high. Chances are he will say some variation of "it's not my fault, that's what they told me, but I can't tell you who it was who told me, but don't shoot the messenger."

This could be interesting if he reveals who lied to him.

Froob said:

I would expect and hope he would apologize.

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I would expect and hope he falls on his sword in shame.

Tony2046 said:

This could be interesting if he reveals who lied to him.

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He would be done as a "journalist" if he reveals his source, nobody would ever talk to him or tell him anything ever again

Well I don't know what people are expecting. As things have gone for us, he will say he was leaked the real numbers, miss wrote them a decimal place off, wrote the story. Now he resigns and the NFL had nothing to do with it.

Tony2046 said:

This could be interesting if he reveals who lied to him.

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No chance in hell.

This PFT story points a finger directly at the NFL. Accused them of lying. Deliberately feeding the media false information to create public perception of guilt. He almost sounds like us.

Wow, I'm surprised that he's addressing it at all. Seems like if he was going to he would have done it a while ago, maybe he's been surprised to find that it hasn't blown over yet?

Alternatively, he is getting old - he could reveal his source to help Brady and then immediately retire...

...Sorry, I just finished hanging out with Sheldon Richardson, I think I'm still buzzed.

JK I would never hang out with Sheldon Richardson.

Ross12 said:

JK I would never hang out with Sheldon Richardson.

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Good move as he will be asking to sleep on your couch by this time next year

Patriot Missile said:

No chance in hell.

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Yeah I know.

ESPN and the NFL have had months to work on this. Somehow, I'm unabashedly skeptical it will work out the way we hope it would. I'd expect lies built upon lies with corroboration from whoever is identified as his source (if identified).

Mack Herron said:

This PFT story points a finger directly at the NFL. Accused them of lying. Deliberately feeding the media false information to create public perception of guilt. He almost sounds like us.

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Mortensen said it was an NFL source who was actually involved in the investigation:

"The NFL has found that 11 of the New England Patriots' 12 game balls were inflated significantly below the NFL's requirements, league sources involved and familiar with the investigation of Sunday's AFC Championship Game told ESPN."


http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...-had-inflated-footballs-afc-championship-game

You're not going to get what you want. He's just going to make a bunch of lame excuses.

Y'know...

Maybe this was the condition Jeff Kessler had for giving Mortensen a few minutes today.

"Sure, I'll talk to you, Chris - but you go on Boston Radio and answer questions about that ******** 11 of 12 story."

I'm ready. I've got my shovel and my thigh high boots.

FirstAndGoal said:

You're not going to get what you want. He's just going to make a bunch of lame excuses.

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Sometimes strange things happen.

Just yesterday I thought, "Why is Kraft at the podium?" then Kapowww.