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Joe Montana Says His Offensive Linemen Used to Cheat by Spraying Silicone on Their Jerseys
Complex
Chris Yuscavage
If #DeflateGate has taught us anything, it's this: Pretty much everyone used to try to cheat, er, try to "get a competitive advantage" over their opponents back in the day. Jerry Rice used to put stickum on his hands. Shaquille O'Neal used to remove some of the air out of basketballs so that he could palm them. And according to Joe Montana, who did an interview with thePittsburgh Tribune-Review recently, even he used to benefit from bending the rules.
Montana himself didn't cheat, but he claims that his offensive linemen used to spray silicone on their jerseys to prevent defensive players from getting a hold of them. They eventually got caught and were asked to stop doing it. But for a while there, they were clearly in violation of the NFL rules, and it likely helped Montana avoid quite a few sacks during his career.
"Our offensive linemen used to spray silicone on their shirts until they got caught," Montana said. "Once you get caught, you get caught. Period."
Montana then went on to say that he thinks Tom Brady should just confess to whatever wrongdoing he was associated with during the #DeflateGate scandal—and move on.
Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...spraying-silicone-on-their-jerseys/ar-BBkQTft
Complex
Chris Yuscavage
If #DeflateGate has taught us anything, it's this: Pretty much everyone used to try to cheat, er, try to "get a competitive advantage" over their opponents back in the day. Jerry Rice used to put stickum on his hands. Shaquille O'Neal used to remove some of the air out of basketballs so that he could palm them. And according to Joe Montana, who did an interview with thePittsburgh Tribune-Review recently, even he used to benefit from bending the rules.
Montana himself didn't cheat, but he claims that his offensive linemen used to spray silicone on their jerseys to prevent defensive players from getting a hold of them. They eventually got caught and were asked to stop doing it. But for a while there, they were clearly in violation of the NFL rules, and it likely helped Montana avoid quite a few sacks during his career.
"Our offensive linemen used to spray silicone on their shirts until they got caught," Montana said. "Once you get caught, you get caught. Period."
Montana then went on to say that he thinks Tom Brady should just confess to whatever wrongdoing he was associated with during the #DeflateGate scandal—and move on.
Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...spraying-silicone-on-their-jerseys/ar-BBkQTft
