The man who was responsible for overseeing the Deflategate investigation insisted on Tuesday that the NFL did not run a sting operation against the New England Patriots.
In a surprise conference call with reporters, Ted Wells explained how he came to the conclusion that the NFL did not intentionally wait until halftime of the AFC Championship Game to try to nail the Patriots for allegedly tampering with game balls. Instead, Wells says the NFL paid little attention to the email that Colts general manager Ryan Grigson sent the league office before the game.
“When the Colts made the complaint, no one at the league office took the complaint seriously,” Wells said.