Intro:

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and head coach Bill Belichick address the media Wednesday (29th July), a day after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension for his role in "deflategate".

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Robert Kraft/New England Patriots owner

"The decision handed down by the league yesterday is unfathomable to me. It is routine for discipline in the NFL to be reduced upon appeal. In the vast majority of these cases, there is tangible and hard evidence of the infraction for which the discipline is being imposed. And still the initial penalty gets reduced. Six months removed from the AFC Championship Game, the league still has no hard evidence of anybody doing anything to tamper with the PSI levels of footballs. I continue to believe and unequivocally support Tom Brady. I, first and foremost, need to apologize to our fans because I truly believe what I did in May -- given the actual evidence of the situation, and the league's history on discipline matters -- would make it much easier for the league to exonerate Tom Brady, unfortunately, I was wrong."