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Tom Brady talked about how much he loves deflated balls in a 2011 interview

We were all so innocent back then.

Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

Well, THIS certainly seems damning in retrospect! The above audio comes from a 2011 interview with WEEI. The juicy quote:

“[Gronkowski] spikes the ball and deflates the ball, which, I love that, because I like, you know, the deflated ball.”

“I like, you know, the deflated ball.”

“I like, you know, the deflated ball.”

“I like, you know, the deflated ball.”

Brady probably meant it in another, not-cheating way. Probably.

(h/t Ed Werder)

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