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Report: NFL covered up key Deflategate evidence that favored Patriots

If you believe Tom Brady and the New England Patriots got a raw deal in Deflategate, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio has more evidence to back you up.

Florio shared two notable pieces of reporting from the Deflategate saga that began after the 2014 AFC Championship Game, when ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that 11 of the Patriots' 12 game footballs were underinflated by at least two pounds each.

Mortensen's report later turned out to be incorrect, and according to Florio, Mortensen got his bad info from NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent.