The New England Patriots have an influential party on their side regarding Deflategate.
The American Enterprise Institute conducted an independent study into the evidence of Deflategate found in the Wells Report. Kevin A. Hassett and Stan A. Veuger published their findings, that the Wells Report is “deeply flawed” in a New York Times opinion piece Friday.
AEI also found a lack of evidence against the New Orleans Saints in Bountygate and presented their findings at an NFL hearing in November 2012. Hassett and Veuger point out the NFL lifted all player suspension the next month.