When Goodell issued his ruling to uphold the four-game suspension on July 28, he wrote this on pages 8 and 9:
Mr. Brady testified that he was unable to recall any specifics of discussions [with John Jastremski] and he suggested that their principal subject was the preparation of game balls for the Super Bowl. But the need for such frequent communication beginning on January 19 is difficult to square with the fact that there apparently was no need to communicate by cellphone with Mr. Jastremski or to meet personally with him in the “QB room” during the preceding twenty weeks of the regular season and post-season prior to the AFC Championship Game. … The sharper contrast between the almost complete absence of communications through the AFC Championship Game and the extraordinary volume of communications during the three days following the AFC Championship Game undermines any suggestion that the communications addressed only preparation of footballs for the Super Bowl rather than the tampering allegations and their anticipated responses to inquiries about the tampering.
And then, in a footnote on page 8:
In response to the question, “Why were you talking to Mr. Jastremski in those two weeks?,” Mr. Brady responded, in sum: “I think most of the conversations centered around breaking in the balls [for the Super Bowl].” For reasons noted, I do not fully credit this testimony.
Clearly, Brady did not tell the NFL that he had no communication with Jastremski about the controversy that was brewing in the media. Brady clearly stated that he discussed the deflated footballs with Jastremski.