With many wondering whether NFL owners will begin to take sides in the developing spat between the Patriots’ Robert Kraft and commissioner Roger Goodell in the wake of the Deflategate sanctions, Atlanta’s Arthur Blank has elected to walk the line in between.
“I think the process that (the NFL) went through was very thoughtful,” Blank said. “Mr. (Ted) Wells is a highly regarded independent investigator. I read the report . . . I read the appendix. I read the independent reports done by the ‘experts,’ if you will.”
Blank was quick to compliment Kraft though, so as not to alienate the Pats owner.