Of course I know he was joking around, but it is never a smart strategy to favor one NFL team, because then you are instantly hated by two dozen other team’s fans. Now if Cruz was favoring his home teams from Texas, that is excusable. But to pander to New England football fans is a serious non-sequitur.
“Of course I know he was joking around, but it is never a smart strategy to favor one NFL team, because then you are instantly hated by two dozen other team’s fans.”
I don’t think he favored one team. He made a joke for goodness sake.
But there are reasons to believe that he was framed. The league had been in contact with other teams concerning this before the game. They then did NOTHING to prevent this. In fact, against league rules, they left the balls unattended for hours!