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In the past week, fans of the New England Patriots drew up a formalized petition on Change.org in an effort to get back the teams first and fourth-round draft picks the NFL seized because of Deflategate.
The complaint, filed to the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Haley, states the following argument.
MA CONSUMER COMPLAINT Filed 2015/02/05 UNDER MA GENERAL LAWS 93A (Section 2 & Section 2a):
On behalf of Consumers of the National Football League (NFL) in MA, I/we claim that the NFL has breached Chapter 93A, Section 2 & 2a of the MA General (Consumer) Laws by wrongfully taking away the 1st and 4th round draft picks (2016) of the New England Patriots, who were absolved of wrongdoing (see Ted Wells Report re: Team & coaches [lack of] involvement).