Years After Tom Brady’s Deflategate, Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots Alleged To Be Cheating Again

How long does it take to bury your past behind you? For Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, it is definitely taking a lot of time. While the New England Patriots pave their way into a post-Brady era, the team is focusing on its future. However, the controversial past would not go away too quickly. With Deflategate in the rear mirrors of their history. Allegations of cheating have yet surrounded the organization.

Ahead of their Monday Night Football match-up with the Patriots. Bears’ defensive lineman Justin Jones has accused the team of still cheating with the ball. In a video on Twitter, when Jones was asked about their rivals. He took no time to bring up the Deflategate scandal. The player said the first thing that pops up in his head when he hears Bill Belichick is the ‘deflated ball’. “I heard it’s still going on, so I’m gonna check the (balls) before we go,” Added Jones.

Further showing displeasure with different scandals to have plagued Bill Belichick. He even brought up the infamous taping of the rival’s training sessions. According to Jones, the game is supposed to be played with ‘honesty’. And both Jones and the other guy have made it clear that they won’t forget about these indiscretions. “I’m so serious,” Jones said. “I’m for sure checking. We play this game with honesty, man.”

New England Patriots and the infamous under-inflated ball

During the 2014 AFC Championship game, against the Indianapolis Colts. The Patriots ran off with the game by a score of 45-7. However, controversy struck the team and the NFL world at halftime during that game. While the Brady-led side was 14-0 ahead. After catching an interception thrown by the QB. The opposition player became suspicious of the ball. After further investigation by the officials. 11 out of 12 balls were under-inflated as per league regulations.

The next morning, the entire world was shocked. Infuriated by the discovery, many fans and experts asked for some sort of action. The Patriots denied any allegations regarding inflating balls. And even refuted Tom Brady‘s involvement in the matter as well. As they readied up testimony from scientists to explain how balls can deflate on their own in particular weather conditions.

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However, following the breach of rules. The team was hit with a fine of $1 million. And to further set an example for the rest of the league. TB12 was forced to serve a 4 game suspension the following season.

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