Well, you knew this was going to happen. Patriots fans have defended their team with rabid intensity against the allegations of Deflate-gate, and now actual Patriots are stepping into the fray as well. Patriots cornerback Brandon Browner is apparently the first player to speak up in the wake of allegations of deflated footballs, and he's done so with an instant classic:
If #inflatethis isn't on T-shirts across New England by Thursday, we're going to be very disappointed in you, Boston.
Browner is focusing on the results of the game, and he's right; the Patriots could have played with cinder blocks and still beaten Indy by three TDs. What drives Patriots opponents crazy is the intent to (allegedly) cheat ... that, and the question of what nefarious deeds the team may have gotten away with scot-free.
Browner spent the first part of his career with Seattle; indeed, his Twitter page still shows him in a Seahawks uni. (For what it's worth, he was suspended the final four games of 2012 for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.) What will be interesting is how the Patriots brass reacts to this "outburst"; historically, Belichick prefers his players dull and low-key in public.
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