The Boston Herald Has Tom Brady's Back

Editorial deems NFL's punishment the equivalent of wicked stupid.

BostonHeraldBradyOn today’s front page, the paper has a different name for the PSI controversy: Inflate-Gate, a reference to what it believes is an excessive reprimand. Inside, the Herald taps the Dostoyevsky playbook, placing its scathing op-ed under the headline “‘Crime’ and Punishment” (with ‘Crime’ in quotes):

The conclusions reached by NFL Executive Vice President Troy Vincent in his incredibly officious letters to the team and to Brady would be laughed out of court based on the evidence in hand.

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