The Patriots have an absurd explanation for why an employee called himself 'the deflator' [View all]

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Lawyers for the New England Patriots have issued a long rebuttal letter defending the team against the Wells report.

In the letter, the lawyers defend locker room attendant Jim McNally and equipment assistant John Jastremski, who sent series of damning texts seemingly discussing their plan to deflate the footballs.

In one text from May 2014, McNally calls himself "the deflator."

According to Patriots lawyers, McNally and Jastremski weren't talking about footballs. In the letter, the lawyers claim that "deflator" referred to McNally losing weight.

http://www.businessinsider.com/patriots-excuse-for-deflator-text-messages-2015-5

I suppose "Fuckin watermelons coming" refers to McNally's dietary restrictions.