We reported this morning that a man claiming to be from Spokane is running a GoFundMe fundraiser to pay a $1 million fine for the Patriots related to their deflated ball scandal. This afternoon, we were able to speak with him over the phone.
Poor Robert Kraft. With a net worth of just $4.3 billion, the New England Patriots owner has to be losing sleep over the $1 million fine leveled by the NFL for his allegedly deflated balls.
Rachel Alexander came to the Spokesman-Review in 2014 after working for the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. She covers social services, health and science for the City Desk and writes a monthly data-focused column, Know Spokane.
Vince Grippi's daily take on all things regional sports has been moved to our main sports section online.
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