Operation Defamation
"Former Jets executives and multiple ESPN personalities comprise Team Asterisk, the NFL hit squad assigned to Operation Defamation, a highly coordinated sting operation designed to discredit and ultimately delegitimize the New England Patriots' 21st century dynasty. Authorized by the league's 31, Commissioner Roger Goodell was given the mandate to destroy New England's reputation and legacy by any means necessary including: false accusations, manufactured evidence, willful disregard of due process, monetary penalties, reduction in team building tools, suspension, and permanent banishment. Team Asterisk is funded through Mammal Trust, Commissioner Goodell's discretionary fund originally established by Shula Unlimited, an amalgam of 1972 Dolphin players and coaches, to disrupt and distract undefeated NFL teams. After 2007, Mammal Trust amended its charter: 'To fund the league wide effort of discrediting and delegitimizing the New England Patriot franchise and the humiliation of William Belichick'."