For over 500 days starting in January 2015, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots had to endure the scandal-turned-TV-drama that had people wishing for an end. The QB described the Deflategate stretch as ‘exhausting’ in 2024, wishing to put a forever lid on it. That’s hardly surprising because not only was the media in the face at all times back then, but it was a season the Pats couldn’t lose their grip over.

In the decade leading up to the event, NE had qualified for the playoffs several times. They even made two Super Bowl appearances, but the ring remained elusive. So, a championship win was the sole motivation for them in the 2014 season, something that helped them remain privy to media noise all around.

“This was my first time getting to Bowl as a core player,” Julian Edelman, a

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