Intro:

New England Patriots' Tom Brady says he is not ready to respond to claims he was 'generally aware' of a scheme to under-inflate balls in an NFL game.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Brady, New England Patriots quarterback:

"I don't have really any reaction Jim. I our owner commented on it yesterday it's only been 30-hours so I haven't had much time to digest it fully but when I do, I'll be sure to let you know how I feel about it. And everybody else."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Brady, New England Patriots quarterback;

(asked when he plans to address this controversy publicly)

"Hopefuly soon, hopefully soon. There's still a process that's going forth right now and I'm involved in that process whenever it happens, it happens, I'll certainly want to be very comfortable in how I feel about the statements that I make."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Brady, New England Patriots quarterback:

(asked if this controversy has detracted from the joy of winning the Super Bowl)

"Absolutely not."

Question "Why not?"

"Because we earned and achieved everything that we got this year as a team and I'm very proud of that and our fans should be too."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Brady, New England Patriots quarterback:

(asked if the Super Bowl win is tainted)

(Brady asks crowd) "What do you guys think? (crowd boos) "Neither do I."

Question "Your answer was?"

"Neither do I."

Question "No, it's not, is that what you're saying?"

"I said I asked what they thought." (points to audience)

Question "I asked you what you thought."

"I said no absolutely not."

Moderator "Absolutely not."