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To abolish the special tax exemption that the nfl enjoys and that all other professional sports leagues enjoy. i think thats fair for folks on main street and folks in the middle class. >> how much do you think this reflects colleagues within your side of the caucus there in the house, and i do note that this particular legislation, isnt the the same one jason chaffetz proposed but since he left, youre picking up the ball? >> thats correct. the pro sports act was sponsored by jason chaffetz. it ...

Fans. they were booing here in foxborough last week. fans booed this action when 18 players took a knee during the anthem last week. the league is concerned about that. thats what youre seeing addressed today. >> seeing some booing and hearing that just a couple minutes ago there in baltimore. erin, you have the president who sent out another tweet last night. very important for nfl players to stand during the national anthem. is there any indication hes willing to let this go and move on to som...

The knee. the president opposing that specifically, saying it disrespects our flag. today, its a little different. were seeing players lock their arms in solidarity. thats been the depekz, as opposed to taking a knee. how do you feel about that expression? >> you have been covering that. i dont really get it. i mean, i get theyre trying to express unity, but unity for what? and it highlights one of the real problems with this whole protest deal in the nfl. >> i think they have been clear with wh...

>> yeah. and i think everyone wants to hear more from tom brady, but im sure hes being advised by his agent and other counsel that he has around him to let things play out. see what the nfl does and then hell go from there. i do think that we need to hear from tom brady. until we do and, also there is a lot of other instances in that report. theres some holes in there. they didnt put all of tom bradys investigation in there. they didnt put all of his comments in there to the investigators and yo...

The patriots and the club and the ownership into the discipline arena, also. >> mike did the nfl set a trap for the patriots? i ask the question for this reason. when you read the report you find that the gm of the colts sent an e-mail one day before the afc championship game saying hey, you know words out in the league that the patriots play loose with the inflation rule. and we want you to keep an eye on this and it occurred to me that the nfl did not then go to the patriots and say, weve got ...

The football. how egregious of an act is it? you have players even today that put silicone on their bodies when theyre not supposed to so you cant grab. its cheating. its against the rule. but i think more so than just the footballs, the disappointment to me and i think to the commissioner and troy vincent is the fact that new england didnt come clean and they didnt cooperate as they said they would when they wouldnt let mcnally get interviewed a second time and tom didnt turn over his phone. th...

Mcnally to jastremski. he says hey, i talked to him last night. he actually brought you up. and said you must have a lot of stress trying to get them done. implication brady knows mcnally is being stressed because he has to deflate the balls. heres text number two. text number two says i cant wait to give you your needle this week happy face. mcnally. watermelons are coming. meaning, theyre going to be inflated. text number three says i have a big needle for you this week. and then mcnally respo...

>> some people say its bad for the nfl and im already checking the eagles schedule because i want to know if the patriots are coming to town next season because i want to be there for that game. thank you, gentlemen. we appreciate you being here. >> thank you, mike. coming up, sofia vergaras ex-fiance is seeking custody of their frozen embryos. mark geragos sees it differently. well find out why he thinks sofia should be concerned.

Civil standard. they frankly could have used the beyond a reasonable doubt standard. your response to those texts are what? >> those texts can be interpret interpretatedinterpretrp interpreted another way. there are other text messages as well that people really arent talking about. some of those are the fact that brady was complaining and upset at halftime at the new york jets game that the balls were more inflated than he likes. when jastremski checked the balls after the game they were close ...

I think the sooner he comes to terms with what went on and his role the better his brand will be. let me show you and everybody else what he said thursday night. this is tom brady first comments since the wells report was released. he said this. >> its only been 30 hours. i havent had much time to digest it fully, but when i do i will be sure to let you know how i feel about it. >> was the super bowl tainted? >> what do you guys think? neither do i. >> has this, however, detracted from your joy ...