Maybe like Tom Brady’s footballs, I’m getting a little too soft.
But the NFL’s penalty handed down on Monday for the Patriots quarterback, and the Patriots themselves, for his and their involvement — wait, weren’t Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick exonerated? — in deflating footballs to the level of Brady’s liking in a postseason game they won by the count of 45-7 was over-the-top harsh. It seems the penalty was meant more for the rest of the teams in the league and for the public, and for public...
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