We reported this morning that a man claiming to be from Spokane is running a GoFundMe fundraiser to pay a $1 million fine for the Patriots related to their deflated ball scandal. This afternoon, we were able to speak with him over the phone.
Poor Robert Kraft. With a net worth of just $4.3 billion, the New England Patriots owner has to be losing sleep over the $1 million fine leveled by the NFL for his allegedly deflated balls.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • So the NFL threw the book at Tom Brady and the Patriots. At least it wasn't heavy like "The Stand." It was more like "Of Mice and Men." You were expecting anything else? Read on.
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