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Internet Reacts to Text Messages Published in Wells Report on Deflategate

Attorney Ted Wells published the findings of his NFL-commissioned inquiry into the New England Patriots' Deflategate scandal on Wednesday.

As many suspected, the 243-page document doesn't paint an entirely innocent picture, concluding that Tom Brady was likely "generally aware" of the Patriots equipment staff deflating balls below league standards before or during the AFC Championship Game.

Backing up this assertion are transcripts of cell phone text conversations between locker room attendant Jim McNally and equipment assistant John Jastremski—and in one case, Brady and Jastremski.

McNally and Jastremski surrendered their cell phone records, and put simply, their chats read like an off-brand Judd Apatow script about disgruntled equipment room bros plotting revenge against Tom Brady.