Patriots Owner Robert Kraft today said he wrote a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to point out what he termed new facts in the Deflategate case, suggesting he had asked for the first-round draft pick back that the team was docked and for Goodell to drop efforts to suspend Tom Brady four games. “I personally wrote a letter to the commissioner, responding to his comment that if any new facts came up he would take them into consideration, and I personally believe when the league made their decision that they did not factor in the ideal gas law, they admitted that publicly,” Kraft said.
Kraft said he sent the letter over a month ago. Asked if Goodell had responded, he replied, “Umm,” then paused for a few seconds, and then added, “I am moving on from that.” Asked about Goodell’s job performance, he replied while the Patriots have their issues, the commissioner has done a “very good job,” and the health of the league has never been better. Asked if he requested Goodell drop the Brady suspension, Kraft replied, “You are a wise man,” and then said he was moving on. He had a similar comment concerning the first-round pick.
