NEW YORK (AP) -- The New England Patriots have asked a federal appeals court in New York City to rehear the ''Deflategate'' case.
The team said in court papers filed Wednesday in Manhattan that it has a ''strong interest'' in sparing quarterback Tom Brady from starting the season with a four-game suspension.
The papers say the Patriots ''strongly believe'' nobody tampered with footballs at the 2015 AFC Championship game. New England defeated the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 in that game and went on to win the Super Bowl.
A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.