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Deflategate: Key Takeaways from Patriots Lawyers' Response to Ted Wells Report

One week after Ted Wells released a report (warning: some language NSFW) suggesting that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and two team employees were likely knowingly involved in the Deflategate scandal, the Pats' lawyers produced a comprehensive rebuttal Thursday.

In a document entitled "The Wells Report in Context," (again, some language NSFW)many of Wells' findings and conclusions regarding Deflategate are questioned.

According to the NFL Network's Albert Breer, the response is nearly 20,000 words in length:

Eight days ago, Robert Kraft said "extending this debate would prove to be futile.