NEW YORK (AP) – The New York judge who ruled against the National Football League in “Deflategate” said Monday that the New England Patriots showed with their Super Bowl victory “never to quit.”
U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman in Manhattan congratulated the Patriots in an email to The Associated Press.
“Last night, they showed us all never to quit, everything is possible, and the importance of teamwork,” wrote the judge who had required that quarterback Tom Brady and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell attend proceedings in his courtroom in August 2015.
He also gave a shout-out to the Patriots’ coach, Bill Belichick.
“Beyond congratulations, I’ll say no more about football – until Coach Belichick is ready to discuss Supreme Court cases about mandatory arbitration clauses,” he said in a lighthearted reference to the kinds of arcane legal subjects many people would find boring.