Belichick Throws Tom Brady Under the Bus in Balls-Filled SNL Cold Open

Of course, Saturday Night Live opened this week’s show with an in-depth look at DeflateGate, with a brand new Bill Belichick press conference in which the Patriots coach proceeded to throw his quarterback Tom Brady under the bus.

Brady and his “vintage” hat was up next and pretended to know even less about footballs. “I just assumed that the air in the football was the same amount of air that was in the pig when it died,” he told reporters. Then he tried to shift the focus to alleged murderer and former Pats player Aaron Hernandez.

Watch video below, via NBC:

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