Intro:

Ten days before his team is to appear in the Super Bowl, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick addressed the media on the topic of deflated balls used to defeat the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC championship game.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Bill Belichick/Head Coach, New England Patriots - "All right. I'll start off by addressing the football issue here. When I came in Monday morning I was shocked to learn of the news reports of the footballs. I had no knowledge whatsoever of this situation until Monday morning. I'd say I've learned a lot more about this process in the last three days than I knew or had talked about in the last 40 years coaching in this league. I had no knowledge of the various steps involved in the game balls, and process that went through, happened between when they were prepared, and went to the officials, and went to the game. So I've learned a lot about that. I obviously understand that each team has the opportunity to prepare the balls the way they want. Give them to the officials, and the game officials either approve or disapprove of the balls, and that really was the end of it for me."

SOUNDBITE (English): Bill Belichick/Head Coach, New England Patriots - "Think we all know that quarterbacks, kickers, specialists, have certain preference on footballs. They know a lot more about it than I do. They're a lot more sensitive to it than I am. And I hear them comment on it from time to time. But I can tell you, and they will tell you, that there is never any sympathy from me whatsoever on that subject. Zero. And Tom's (Brady) personal preferences on his footballs are something that he can talk about in much better detail, and information than I can possibly provide. I can tell you that in my entire coaching career, I have never talked to any player, staff member about football air pressure. That is not a subject I have ever brought up. To me, the footballs are approved by the league and game officials pregame, and we play with what's out there. That's the only way I have ever thought about that."