Florio alleges NFL conspiracy

RobertWeathers · Aug 2, 2015

Ivan said:
I texted this to D&C on Friday but they didn't follow up on it. The fact that Mortenson was given the same lies multiple times by multiple league sources is clear evidence of conspiracy within the league office to provide the same lies regarding the actual facts to ESPN so they could smear the Patriots. This is FIFA level corruption and needs to be treated as a criminal act designed to damage the Patriots brand. When league officials are engaged in deliberately defrauding a franchise and player of almost 3 million dollars and a very high value draft pick it is not simply a league matter but a criminal matter and should be treated as such.

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Soul_Survivor88 · Aug 2, 2015

Ivan said:
I texted this to D&C on Friday but they didn't follow up on it. The fact that Mortenson was given the same lies multiple times by multiple league sources is clear evidence of conspiracy within the league office to provide the same lies regarding the actual facts to ESPN so they could smear the Patriots. This is FIFA level corruption and needs to be treated as a criminal act designed to damage the Patriots brand. When league officials are engaged in deliberately defrauding a franchise and player of almost 3 million dollars and a very high value draft pick it is not simply a league matter but a criminal matter and should be treated as such.

I am making an attempt to create a press release, to share these developments and this shift in Deflategate. I hope local media outlets will respond to this recent events, and help to publicize our petition (see signature)

RobertWeathers · Aug 2, 2015

patsfan13 said:
Great news some reporters are starting to put the pieces together, hope Sally Jenkins sees this.

Sunday is a great day for reporters and columnists to come up with stories for the upcoming week.

Froob · Aug 2, 2015

Man PFT readers have really joined our side, especially with this one.

The Gr8est · Aug 2, 2015

Buchanty said:
And the muttering grew to a grumbling;
And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling;
And out of the houses the rats came tumbling.
Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats,
Brown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rats,
Grave old plodders, gay young friskers,
Fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins,
****ing tails and pricking whiskers,
Families by tens and dozens,
Brothers, sisters, husbands, wives --
Followed the Piper for their lives.

Robert Browning - The Pied Piper of Hamelin

......and so it begins, or so I hope

Your referencing Rats couldn't be more appropriate for this situation considering the NFL* background of most of the protagonists.

fair catch fryar · Aug 2, 2015

Ivan said:
I texted this to D&C on Friday but they didn't follow up on it. The fact that Mortenson was given the same lies multiple times by multiple league sources is clear evidence of conspiracy within the league office to provide the same lies regarding the actual facts to ESPN so they could smear the Patriots. This is FIFA level corruption and needs to be treated as a criminal act designed to damage the Patriots brand. When league officials are engaged in deliberately defrauding a franchise and player of almost 3 million dollars and a very high value draft pick it is not simply a league matter but a criminal matter and should be treated as such.

I would consider that to be a pretty good example of cheating. No?

Rob0729 · Aug 2, 2015

I am thinking this is Kraft's plan to fight back. I wouldn't be surprised if he (well the Patriots) is the source for John Dennis' Kensil was the leak and giving Florio this interview. I think Kraft is definitely sending a message to the NFL that the Patriots have a solid defamation case against them and give into Brady and exonerate him during the mediation or he is going to go nuclear vs. the League.

The question is whether he will follow through on the threat.

Froob · Aug 2, 2015

PFT readers/commenters have turned the tide for our side.

fair catch fryar · Aug 2, 2015

Froob said:
Looking forward to a new league rule that disqualifies anybody who currently does or ever has rooted for the New Jersey Jets at any point or their life from working in the NFL league office.

We should not only get our picks back, but the Jets 1st round as compensation for emotional stress and damage.

ANGR89 · Aug 2, 2015

SVN said:
I hope there is a tmz type video of some people from the league office.

I actually hope TMZ does investigate it, don't know how but they seem to get the information the NFL don't want getting out. Lol

NEPats1 · Aug 2, 2015

Can we somehow get this info to the Patriots?

This is crazy. Florio continues to do an amazing job.

Btw, does anyone else feel theres one more bombshell story coming out of this all this?

Sciz wrote this on another Pats site:

"So "a source" tells Florio that it's the NFL that insists on having the appeal transcript sealed, not Brady's side as had been rumored right after the appeal was upheld or an agreement as they're saying in the legal documents. Now I want to know what the NFL has to hide in there."

I think this is far from over...

The Gr8est · Aug 2, 2015

fair catch fryar said:
We should not only get our picks back, but the Jets 1st round as compensation for emotional stress and damage.

The Rats 1st round pick should be for the theft of Revis, as much as I'd like to you can't hold the Rats responsible for the actions of their ex-employees.

Now the Colts and Ravens on the other hand could definately be in line to compensate the Pats depending on what an independent investigation would show.

patfanken · Aug 2, 2015

yeah, I just went over there and there were 52 comments and EVERY single one of them were at worst anti-Goodell and the league, and most were Pro-Pats.

In the past I would comment on Florio stories when he showed his pro-Steeler/anti-Pats bias. Most of the time my posts would be edited out, so I stopped going to the site. I'm beginning to wonder if my name is still on his "edit out" list.

reflexblue · Aug 2, 2015

I wish the season was in progress now, Florio would have a much bigger audience to hear just how corrupt goodell and his crew are.

cmasspatsfan · Aug 2, 2015

Rob0729 said:
I am thinking this is Kraft's plan to fight back. I wouldn't be surprised if he (well the Patriots) is the source for John Dennis' Kensil was the leak and giving Florio this interview. I think Kraft is definitely sending a message to the NFL that the Patriots have a solid defamation case against them and give into Brady and exonerate him during the mediation or he is going to go nuclear vs. the League.

The question is whether he will follow through on the threat.

I think them following through is what were seeing

Fencer · Aug 2, 2015

Ivan said:
The Patriots should ask the FBI to investigate the effort within the league office to seriously damage the Patriots franchise and star player. That will send shudders through the league office and owners.

While I like the idea, I'm not sure what the supposed crime is.

Clearly there could be a tort, and the Patriots might even find a way around the "Do not sue" rules to pursue it. But what would be the crime?

Fencer · Aug 2, 2015

Buchanty said:
And the muttering grew to a grumbling;
And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling;
And out of the houses the rats came tumbling.
Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats,
Brown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rats,
Grave old plodders, gay young friskers,
Fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins,
****ing tails and pricking whiskers,
Families by tens and dozens,
Brothers, sisters, husbands, wives --
Followed the Piper for their lives.

Robert Browning - The Pied Piper of Hamelin

......and so it begins, or so I hope

Browning is one of the most underrated poets, at least these days.

He's basically known for My Last Duchess and a real-life famous wife, which is a shame.

DefenseRules · Aug 2, 2015

As the days go by, it's becoming clearer and clearer that the NFL punished the Patriots for NOTHING and suspended Brady for NOTHING. On top of that, they have gone out of their way to label him a liar and a cheat. Heads should roll for this. GOODELL AND HIS SCUMBAG CRONIES NEED TO PAY!!

Betterthanmost · Aug 2, 2015

Froob said:
Man PFT readers have really joined our side, especially with this one.

I wish that was the case, but it is a case of just Pats fans descending on PFT. If you read carefully, those commenting sound just like you and I.

BUSTAMOVE · Aug 2, 2015

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I am making an attempt to create a press release, to share these developments and this shift in Deflategate. I hope local media outlets will respond to this recent events, and help to publicize our petition (see signature)

We will call you our CEO of PatsFans Justice. I can finally see this starting to flip in our favor. Bombard media outlets. Up this point the juicy stories the media likes to carry were fabricated by the NFL. This story is juicy enough for us to flip the news cycle.

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