“Tom Brady took a shot at Samsung while defending himself in the Deflategate scandal — claiming he didn’t randomly destroy his cell phone, but junked it because it was broken… in exchange for an iPhone!” TMZ screams.
“After the NFL issued a statement claiming Brady was more than suspicious when he 86’d his phone on the same day he was supposed to meet with investigators, TB finally fired back,” TMZ reports. “‘I also disagree with yesterdays narrative surrounding my cellphone. I replaced my broken Samsung phone with a new iPhone 6 AFTER my attorneys made it clear to the NFL that my actual phone device would not be subjected to investigation under ANY circumstances,'” [Brady said].”
TMZ reports that Brady further stated, “‘There is no ‘smoking gun’ and this controversy is manufactured to distract from the fact they have zero evidence of wrongdoing.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: Right about now, Samsung’s got to be feeling a bit deflated.
There’s no way a guy making $14 million in 2015 (not counting endorsements and other income) should be using a poor man’s iPhone.
Congrats on finally getting a real iPhone, Tom!