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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft annoyed with NFL sanctions

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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft admits that he is still very annoyed with the treatment of his team in the Wells Report and the consequent sanctions from the NFL.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has revealed that he is still furious with the allegations and punishments made against his team following the deflategate scandal.

A report into the incident from Ted Wells found that it was more probable than not that the Patriots had deflated footballs in their AFC championship win over Indianapolis Colts, while quarterback Tom Brady was found to be generally aware of the process.

The NFL banned Brady for four matches and also docked the Super Bowl champions their first-round pick in the 2016 Draft along with a fourth-round selection in 2017. The club were also given a $1m ($631,000) fine - the largest meted out to a team in the history of the league.

"This whole thing has been very disturbing," Kraft told TheMMQB.com. "I'm still thinking things out very carefully. But when you work for something your whole life. I just get really worked up. To receive the harshest penalty in league history is just not fair. The anger and frustration with this process, to me, it wasn't fair.

"If we're giving all the power to the NFL and the office of the commissioner, this is something that can happen to all 32 teams. We need to have fair and balanced investigating and reporting. But in this report, every inference went against us inferences from ambiguous, circumstantial evidence all went against us. That's the thing that really bothers me.

"If they want to penalize us because there's an aroma around this? That's what this feels like. If you don't have the so-called smoking gun, it really is frustrating. And they don't have it. This thing never should have risen to this level."

Brady has appealed his suspension by the league, but the club are yet to take action against their sanctions.

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