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What The 'Deflate-Gate' Report May Mean For The Patriots' Legacy

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Tom Brady throws during the AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts in January. (Charles Krupa/AP)
Tom Brady throws during the AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts in January. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Are the New England Patriots cheaters or not? An NFL report on its investigation into under-inflated footballs at the AFC Championship in January does not definitively answer that question.

It does say, though, that it's "more probable than not" that two team employees tampered with footballs and that quarterback Tom Brady had at least some knowledge of it.

The report goes on to say no other team officials, including coach Bill Belichick, had anything to do with what's become known as "DeflateGate."

ESPN Boston football writer Mike Reiss joins Morning Edition to talk about what this means for the team.

To hear the full interview, click on the audio player above.

This segment aired on May 7, 2015.

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