Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana (Photo : Reuters)
NFL Legend Joe Montana thinks that the Deflategate Scandal was funny and over-dramatized. He also said that he would have thought of deflating game day footballs during his playing days himself if he'd known it would give his team an advantage.
"Everybody is trying to do something different," the Hall of Fame quarterback told the Pittsburg Tribune-Review. "Our offensive linemen used to spray silicone on their shirts until they got caught. Once you get caught, you get caught. Period. It doesn't take anything away from Tom (Brady's) game."
He called the rule "dumb" and stressed that Brady didn't deflate the footballs himself, so he's not buying the fuss about the whole thing.
While Montana tried to downplay the cheating issue that the New England Patriots superstar quarterback is currently in, he did not let him off the hook by saying that the Brady should "just pay up and move on."
"It's no big deal," the former San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs signal caller ended.
Yahoo Sports columnist Frank Schwab backed Montana's opinion, saying that the retired player's "silicone admission" would not place an asterisk to all the championships he'd won and would not downgrade his legacy as well.
Schwab also said that there are a lot of NFL fans that hate the Patriots, and those are the ones who sensationalized the whole incident. He urged to "let Montana be the voice of reason" that would keep everyone rational.
On May 11, the three-time Super Bowl MVP and two-time NFL MVP was suspended by the NFL for four games because of his alleged participation in deflating game day footballs to gain an advantage against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC championship match last January. The Patriots were fined $1 million and two future draft selections were retracted.
