New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady, facing a four-game suspension for his alleged role in Deflategate, could be helped by a new study that suggests the NFL-commissioned report was flawed. Photograph by Jeffrey Beall.

Breaking Deflategate news – yeah, I know, you were waiting with bated breath for this – but according to a new study by the American Enterprise Institute, it’s not that the New England Patriots’ balls were deflated too much but that the opposition Indianapolis Colts’ balls deflated too little.

Oh, I get it:

Defense attorney: “Your Honor, it’s not that my client absconded with the money. It’s that the money was there to abscond with.”

Look, isn’t it possible that the Colts’ balls lost too little air pressure during the game, because they weren’t manipulated to begin with?

The new study could help the case of alleged Deflater-in-chief Tom Brady, which the NFL will hear at the end of the month.

I sincerely hope not.