DeflateGate is to Joe Montana what Tommy is to Henry Hill.
Via Mark Kaboly of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Western Pennsylvania native turned Hall of Fame quarterback weighed in on the football-deflation scandal while in town for a Gridiron Gold event honoring the six native sons who threw a football all the way to Canton: Montana, Jim Kelly, Dan Marino, Joe Namath, George Blanda, and Johnny Unitas.
“Funny” is how Montana described it.
“Everybody is trying to do something different,” Montana said. “Our offensive linemen used to spray silicone on their shirts until they got caught.