Patriots Owner: "I Was Wrong To Put My Faith In The League"

Patriots owner Robert Kraft delivered an explosive statement about Tom Brady’s punishment Wednesday morning. He was followed by coach Bill Belichick.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft went scorched earth against the NFL during an early morning press conference about the NFL's decision to uphold Tom Brady's four-game suspension.

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Kraft, a longtime friend of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, said he found yesterday's decision to uphold Tom Brady's four-game suspension "unfathomable."

Coach Bill Belichick, who appeared in his signature hoodie, declined to answer questions regarding Brady. He told reporters most of their questions had "already been addressed," and that they'd just heard from Kraft, so they should "go back and check their notes."

Kraft twice apologized to Patriots fans for accepting the league's $1 million fine and loss of a first-round draft pick, explaining that he believed it would push the NFL to soften on Brady's suspension.

"It is routine for discipline in the NFL to be reduced upon appeal in the vast majority of these incidents," he asserted. In most of those cases, the league has "tangible evidence" to support the sanctions, and "still the initial penalty gets reduced."

"Six months removed from the AFC Championship Game, the league still has no hard evidence of anyone doing anything to tamper with the game balls," Kraft noted.