Players react on Twitter,
Denver Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe, who last January told The Denver Post that he “hates the Patriots,” on Wednesday declined the opportunity to double-down on his criticism of one of the Broncos’ main AFC rivals after the Wells Report on Deflategate.
“I don’t care. I can’t change it,” Wolfe said. “If I say something, it’s not going to change the outcome of the Super Bowl that just happened. What, are they going to take it away from them?”
Here some thoughts from more current and past NFL players about the report via Twitter: Andre Carter @mr_carter93
It’s May and the Deflategate is still an issue. Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow
Well Well Wells Shawne Merriman @shawnemerriman
Omg somebody please tell me these text messages from the Patriots report are not real...If so I’m going to the hospital of laughter Kyle Long @Ky1eLong
Honestly I don’t know that deflating balls makes a difference at all.... patriots are seriously a great football team and Tom probably is Kyle Long @Ky1eLong
The goat. Just when you’re that high up in your profession and there is something to criticize u can’t expect us plebs to not take advantage Kyle Long @Ky1eLong
He and they are so good that we often try to Find something to criticize. In this case Ted Wells laid it out on a platter for us. Lance Ball @LanceBall35
They are still talking about this Pats football thing.. Ugh.. Season has been over.. Move on.. It was a blow out anyway.. T.J. Lang @TJLang70
After 4 months of extreme, detailed investigation.. NE might have, probably, possibly, maybe deflated balls... Most likely. Jahvid Best @J4hvidbest
They still on this deflate stuff ????? Ryan Clark @Realrclark25
We all were “generally aware” that the Patriots push the rules. We also knew it was “more probable than not” that they cheat. No news here! Torrey Smith @TorreySmithWR
Water is wet Torrey Smith @TorreySmithWR
Back to being serious 1. I’m not surprised 2. They still won and a deflated football doesn’t help that much 3. It’s all about integrity