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Tom Brady Jokingly Rips NFL for Deflategate During Netflix Roast

One of the few blemishes from retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady's playing career was Deflategate, the infamous scandal that arose in the aftermath of the 2014 AFC championship game and ultimately resulted in a four-game suspension.

The quarterback wasted no time cracking a few jokes about that controversy while taking the podium Sunday during Netflix's The Roast of Tom Brady.

"Where's Roger Goodell?" Brady asked, knowing very well that the NFL commissioner was not in attendance. "Remember Deflategate? The NFL spent $20 million and found it was more 'probable' than not that I was 'generally' aware that someone may have deflated my footballs.