Tom Brady

The Patriots say staff members used the term "deflate" to talk about losing weight — not about breaking the NFL's rules on football inflation, as the league says.

NEW YORK — The NFL came down hard on its biggest star and its championship team, telling Tom Brady and the Patriots that no one is allowed to mess with…

He says that a report stating that his client probably knew of the scheme to let air out of game balls suggests investigators reached a conclusion prior to their probe.