Tom Brady On Deflategate: ‘I Didn’t Alter The Ball In Any Way’

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Thursday that he had no knowledge of under-inflated footballs during the AFC Championship Game last Sunday.

During a press conference to address the “deflategate” controversy, Brady said that he was as “surprised as anyone” when he heard that the Patriots may have been using deflated footballs during the first half of the game. Brady said he first heard of the controversy Monday morning.

ESPN reported on Tuesday that an NFL investigation had come to the conclusion that 11 of the 12 footballs provided by the Patriots during the AFC Championship Game were under-inflated. The NFL is investigating.

The Huffington Post