(Reuters) - Reaction to Wednesday's release of the long-awaited report on the "deflategate" scandal involving the New England Patriots varied wildly.
Some asked 'what did you expect', others claimed it was much ado about nothing, while at the other end of the opinion spectrum there were calls to punish the offenders.
A 243-page report three months in the making was released on Wednesday by Ted Wells, an attorney hired by the NFL to probe allegations that the Patriots purposely deflated the balls used in their 45-7 AFC title game win over the Indianapolis Colts.
It concluded that it was "more probable than not" that the Pats' personnel were involved in breaking the rules and that New England quarterback Tom Brady knew it was going on.