Jay Feely is a member of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee, and the former NFL kicker has a story from his playing days that U.S. District Judge Richard Berman may have found relevant to the Deflategate case.
Feely attended Monday’s settlement hearing on Brady’s behalf. When he and Brady met with the judge, Feely brought up an incident from when he was with the New York Jets in 2009 and an equipment manager — not a player — was suspended for tampering with a game ball.
As ESPN.com notes, the equipment staffer was suspended after he “attempted to use unapproved equipment to prep the K balls” before a game against the New England Patriots.