Deflategate: 7th Grader Says Science Project Proves Tom Brady’s Innocence in 2014 AFC Playoff Scandal

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots was suspended four games by the NFL for his part in deflategate, but the sentence was overturned. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Ben Goodell, a 7th-grade student of Lynn, Massachusetts. who is no relation to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, said his science project proves that weather caused the now-infamous footballs to deflate during the Patriots-Colts playoff game in January of 2015.

Every single time I did this test the PSI dropped at least 2 PSI.

— Ben Goodell, science student

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So the 12-year-old Ben put a regulation-inflated NFL football through different weather conditions and climates like humidity, snow, cold, wind chill—conditions of an NFL game—and the result was the same every time.

It was scientifically proven that Tom Brady didn't deflate the footballs, and it was just the weather conditions.

— Ben Goodell, science student

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Ben, a Tom Brady fan who plays football himself, wanted to see Brady’s name cleared. “I don’t think it was fair for them to just say he’s a cheater,” he said.

Unfortunately for Ben, the NFL has already made its findings and is seeking the courts to restore Brady’s suspension.