advertisement “ the conclusions of the wells report are , at best , incomplete , incorrect , and lack context , ’ ’ stated the rebuttal ’s author , daniel l. goldberg , a patriots lawyer .
the expected appeal was filed thursday , may 7 , 2015 file photo , new england patriots quarterback tom brady gestures during an event at salem state university in salem , mass.
the team has escalated its defense of the wells report .
the patriots escalated their high - stakes counterattack against the nfl and the wells investigation of tom brady ’s deflated footballs thursday by launching a website to publish an exhaustive rebuttal portraying the inquiry ’s findings as a kafkaesque injustice .
( ap ) — tom brady has appealed his four - game suspension for his role in using deflated footballs during the afc championship game .
league - appointed investigator ted wells found that brady was " at least generally aware " of plans by two team employees to prepare the balls to his liking , below the league - mandated minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch .
the nfl players ’ union officially appealed brady ’s four games ... ( associated press ) foxborough , mass.
the 20,000 - word rebuttal includes a nobel laureate ’s rejection of the wells report ’s scientific evidence and a stunning claim that team attendant jim mcnally referred to himself as “ the deflator ’ ’ because he was losing weight — not because he was removing air pressure from brady ’s footballs .
brady 's appeal only deals with the suspension and must be heard within 10 days .