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SPORTSWednesday 23 March 2016

Patriots owner Kraft seeks ‘Deflategate’ draft picks back

BOCA RATON, Florida (AP) mistic that the picks would “They did their own test-
— New England Patriots be returned, or that quar- ing; they have results, and
owner Robert Kraft has terback Tom Brady’s four- for whatever reason, they
asked the NFL to reinstate game suspension would haven’t shared them with
the draft picks the team lost be rescinded should an any of us. We actually re-
in the deflated footballs in- appeals court rule in favor quested at the beginning
vestigation stemming from of the league in the saga of the season that they test
the 2014 AFC title game. dubbed “Deflategate.” every game throughout
Kraft said Monday at the Brady had the suspension the league, but they chose
owners’ meetings that he overturned in an earlier to do it their way.”
sent a letter to Commis- court case before the NFL The NFL randomly tested
sioner Roger Goodell more appealed. the air in footballs before
than a month ago seeking In his letter, Kraft cited new games last season but
a return of the two picks — evidence uncovered since hasn’t released the infor-
a first-rounder this year and the NFL investigation end- mation.
a fourth-rounder in 2017. ed. New England also was
He did not say if Goodell “I personally believe that fined $1 million and Kraft
responded. when the league made said last May he would not
But Kraft didn’t sound opti- their decision, they did not fight that sanction in hopes
factor in the ideal gas law,” of “tuning down the rheto-
In this July 29, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots owner Rob- Kraft said. “They admitted ric.”
ert Kraft addresses a room full of reporters to make a statement that publicly. They had a full Kraft said he does not sense
condemning NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s action uphold- year of being able to ob- any surge of support for the
ing New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four game serve Tom Brady play with Patriots in the case.
“Deflategate” suspension during an NFL football training camp all the rules of whatever the “I don’t think you’ll see
media availability at the team’s facility in Foxborough, Mass. NFL was, and make any any momentum among
judgments there. We have our peers,” Kraft said. “I
Associated Press laid it out pretty straightfor- wish they would, because
ward. And now it’s up for they could be in a similar
them to decide. position.”q

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