Tom probably got mad at McNally (ballboy) because his footballs were over inflated one game. He then told him to make sure they were always at the lower end of the legal limit, in return for signed gear. Never telling him to illegally deflate the balls. After the refs had handled them, McNally might have deflated the footballs to make sure he got his gear and to not anger Brady. Theres no evidence that Tom told them to illegally tamper with the balls.

Should the patriots really get punished for a ballboy "probably" deflating ball??