COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Former New England tight end great Ben Coates has heard from too many friends recently all bashing the Patriots for deflating footballs.Hold off, Coates said Monday, pointing fingers because “honestly, stuff happened all the time” and the Patriots are looked at more harshly because of their success.
Coates was a 1991 draft pick of the New England out of Division II Livingstone College and blossomed into their best tight end of the decade with 490 receptions and 50 touchdowns in his nine seasons. He was named to five straight Pro Bowls and was voted to New England’s all-1990s team.
Coates rolls his eyes about team’s latest controversy about under-inflated footballs in last January’s AFC championship game.
The 6-foot-5 Coates said friends of his are all too happy to think New England is breaking rules because of their success of four Super Bowls in the past 15 years — and the issues the team has had.
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