NFL: Brady says Super Bowl win not tainted by Deflategate
Brady was greeted by adoring fans at a question-and-answer session at Salem State University.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady insisted Thursday the team s Super Bowl 49 triumph isn t tainted, despite a report linking him to a cheating scandal.
"No, absolutely not," said Brady, who could yet face discipline from the NFL after investigators found he likely knew game day footballs were purposely under-inflated by Patriots staffers -- perhaps making them easier to grip.
In his first public appearance since the NFL s report was released on Wednesday, Brady was greeted by adoring fans at a question-and-answer session at Salem State University in Massachusetts, an engagement arranged weeks before the report came out.
He told moderator Jim Gray that he was not yet ready to discuss the NFL s "Deflategate" findings.
"I don t have really any reaction," Brady said. "It s only been 30 hours so I haven t had much time to digest it fully, but when I do, I ll be sure to let you know how I feel about it -- and everybody else."
As to when that might be, Brady said, "Hopefully soon".
"There s still a process that s going forth right now," he said. "I m involved in that process, so whenever it happens, it happens. I ll certainly want to be very comfortable in how I feel about the statements that I make."
