DeflateGate has become the “Thomas Crown Affair” of stupid sports controversies, because just when you think it’s climaxed and about to end, they introduce another chapter. Believe it or not, Jim Breuer — yes, that Jim Breuer — has now become a central figure in the ongoing suspension of Tom Brady over some footballs he may or may not have asked an equipment manager to deflate beyond the NFL’s legal limit.
Breuer relayed a story on Sports Illustrated’s “SI Now” about the time he was in a hotel gym in Mexico and was approached by a man who claimed to be the world’s most famous equipment manager, John Jastremski.