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          Colin Kaepernick defends Tom Brady

          • Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2015, 05:20 PM ET
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              Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role - writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area as a multi-platform reporter, covering the Raiders and Oakland Athletics as well as anchoring the SportsNet Central cable news show. Gutierrez votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame and is also a member of the Professional Football Writers of America and currently serves as the PFWA's Las Vegas chapter president. He is also a member of the California Chicano News Media Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Gutierrez has authored three books: Tommy Davis' Tales from the Dodgers Dugout, 100 Things Raiders Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die and If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Raiders Sideline, Locker Room and Press Box with Lincoln Kennedy. You can follow Paul on Twitter @PGutierrezESPN
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          Tom Brady has found a supporter, of sorts, in a "probable" unlikely place as Deflategate roars on.

          San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took to Twitter on Friday to express his support for the New England Patriots quarterback who was found "more probable than not" to have known about footballs being deflated in the recently released Wells report.

          The question remains: if the deflated balls did not help, then why cheat to do it?

          Many have called for a suspension of Brady, who denied knowing anything about the controversy.

          The Patriots have already been hit with the Spygate scandal, and by beating the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, they won their first Lombardi Trophy since then, their fourth championship under Brady.