Ted Wells Says He Was Paid Millions Of Dollars By NFL, Adds ‘Brady Was Totally Cooperative’
By Cyrus Geller
The moron himself, Ted Wells, has finally broken his silence and responded to the criticism that has been thrown his way in wake of his deflate-gate report.
Mark Daniels of the Providence Journal was on the call:
It's more probable than not that Ted Wells is talking on a conference call right now.
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Ted Wells starts off saying there was no biased for the NFL. He's responded to Don Yee's words
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells "This is the first time... someone is suggesting I was influenced by the league office..Those attacks are out of bounds & plain wrong
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells said if he was on a jury he would've "checked the box that said, proven"
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells: "The Patriots were all over me from day 1 about why the NFL did not warn them"
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells still doesn't think it was a sting operation. He said he investigated that because the Patriots asked him to.
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells said the Patriots raised the issue about people in the league having an axe to grind.
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells: "I did not find that there was any kind of bias [against the Patriots]"
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells billed the NFL by the hour for this investigation. Said it's in the millions.
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
"Wells said the Patriots cooperated with him but wouldn’t let him talk to Jim McNally for a second time or Brady for a second time. — Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) May 12, 2015"
Wells: I asked for a second interview. I said I would go to NH... They said they would not even tell him about my request
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
The NFL security people talked to McNally on three occasions.
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells: "For them alter on to say I couldn't have a 2nd interview was just a lack of cooperation"
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Anyone else on this call hear someone tell Wells to say "lack of cooperation?" Is he getting coached right now?
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells: I totally reject any suggestion that I was not independent.
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells said if he had Brady's text messages it would've given him more insight.
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells associate Lorin Reisner came on the call and basically said it didn't matter what gauge was used pregame
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells said he ran this investigation the same way he ran the Dolphins investigation.
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells: I did not interview commissioner Goodell.
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Why wasn't Brady's interview used? Wells: "I totally disagree... that I did not describe key aspects of Brady's interview in the report"
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
Wells: "In my mind, the NFL... certainly wasn't hoping that I would come back with a report that would find something wrong
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) May 12, 2015
This all smells to me. It smells like an investigator lying about his independence, and I think this is all going to blow up in the NFL’s face when Tom Brady and the Patriots take this to a court filled with intelligent people.
It’s also hilarious that poor little Teddy’s feelings got hurt for an inconclusive report filled with holes that is being used to make one of the best overall citizens the NFL has ever seen, look like a cheater.
Man up, Ted.
Your report has a LOT of holes in it, and it is going to be exposed when Tom Brady takes you to court.