{"id":4943,"date":"2015-09-16T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T00:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/nfl-reinstates-2-patriots-employees-at-the-center-of-deflategate\/4943\/"},"modified":"2015-09-16T16:24:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T00:24:00","slug":"nfl-reinstates-2-patriots-employees-at-the-center-of-deflategate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/nfl-reinstates-2-patriots-employees-at-the-center-of-deflategate\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Reinstates 2 Patriots Employees At The Center Of Deflategate"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Laura Wagner<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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The New England Patriots fans perform a card stunt commemorating their Super Bowl win before their season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. Gregory Payan\/AP<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

i<\/strong>toggle caption Gregory Payan\/AP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The NFL said today the New England Patriots can reinstate the two employees at the heart of the deflategate scandal, allowing John Jastremski and Jim McNally to return to work.<\/p>\n

Jastremski, the team’s equipment assistant, and McNally, the officials locker room attendant, were accused of deflating footballs below league standards during last season’s AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts.<\/p>\n

The two were suspended by the team during the investigation, which uncovered texting communication in which McNally referred to himself as “the deflator.”<\/a> The Patriots said that he was referring to weight loss.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Tom Brady was also suspended for the first four games of the season, although a judge overturned that suspension<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Patriots requested that Jastremski and McNally be allowed to return to the team and today the NFL issued a statement approving their reinstatement.<\/p>\n

“The Patriots have satisfied the league’s requirements for reinstatement and the league has granted permission for the employees to return,” it said.<\/p>\n

Reinstated they may be, but Ian Rapoport of NFL network and NFL.com reported that the two are prohibited from handling footballs.<\/p>\n

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Jastremski is prohibited from handling footballs & McNally is barred from being a locker room attendant for officials or handling equipment<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 16, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Source:: http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2015\/09\/16\/440952898\/nfl-allows-return-of-2-patriots-employees-at-the-center-of-deflategate?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=sports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a><\/div>\n
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The New England Patriots fans perform a card stunt commemorating their Super Bowl win before their season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. Gregory Payan\/AP<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

i<\/strong>toggle caption Gregory Payan\/AP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The NFL said today the New England Patriots can reinstate the two employees at the heart of the deflategate scandal, allowing John Jastremski and Jim McNally to return to work.<\/p>\n

Jastremski, the team’s equipment assistant, and McNally, the officials locker room attendant, were accused of deflating footballs below league standards during last season’s AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts.<\/p>\n

The two were suspended by the team during the investigation, which uncovered texting communication in which McNally referred to himself as “the deflator.”<\/a> The Patriots said that he was referring to weight loss.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Tom Brady was also suspended for the first four games of the season, although a judge overturned that suspension<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Patriots requested that Jastremski and McNally be allowed to return to the team and today the NFL issued a statement approving their reinstatement.<\/p>\n

“The Patriots have satisfied the league’s requirements for reinstatement and the league has granted permission for the employees to return,” it said.<\/p>\n

Reinstated they may be, but Ian Rapoport of NFL network and NFL.com reported that the two are prohibited from handling footballs.<\/p>\n

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Jastremski is prohibited from handling footballs & McNally is barred from being a locker room attendant for officials or handling equipment<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 16, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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