CAMEROTA: Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady addressing the so-called deflate-gate controversy, both telling reporters they had nothing to do with deflating football for the AFC championship game. Are they telling the truth? CNN's Alina Machado is live in Foxborough, Massachusetts. What's the latest?</s>ALINA MACHADO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Alisyn. Yes, you know, Brady came out and he was very relaxed, he was very calm and at times he was smiling as he was getting peppered with questions from reporters. You know, he came out and spoke about a day earlier than he was expected hoping to put all of this behind him.</s>BRADY: I have no knowledge of anything.</s>BILL BELICHICK, PATRIOTS HEAD COACH: I have no explanation for what happened.</s>MACHADO (voice-over): The New England Patriots on the defense. Head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady speaking out in separate press conferences Thursday, declaring they did not deflate footballs in Sunday's AFC championship game.</s>BRADY: I didn't alter the ball in any way. Once I approved the balls, that's the ball I expect out there on the field. So, I don't know what happened over the course of the process with the footballs.</s>MACHADO: The NFL's investigation continues into why 11 of the 12 footballs the Patriots provided for the game were underinflated, any notion of foul play denied by the star quarterback.</s>REPORTER: Is Tom Brady a cheater?</s>BRADY: I don't believe so. I mean, I feel like I've always played within the rules, I would never do anything to break the rules.
Belichick and Brady Tackle Deflate-Gate