5x Emmy winner Al Michaels throws shade at Tom Brady with cheeky deflategate jab

Veteran sportscaster and five-time Emmy winner Al Michaels stirred up a bit of controversy about deflategate on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Thursday.

While talking about how good NFL kickers have been this season, Pat McAfee said the new footballs might be helping. That’s when Michaels cracked a sneaky joke about the scandal.

“Pat, I got to ask you a question,” Michaels said. “I mean, to me, it's getting to the point where, you know, two first downs, you kick a field, you’ll win the game. Do you think, do you think they should deflate the kicking?

Before he could finish, McAfee jumped in.

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“Don’t! Ow! Enough, Ow! Get out of here!" McAfee said. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Legend Alvin. Ow! F* you Al! Don’t even put that in the universe! Al, don’t say that on the game! Don’t say that on the game, Al! Geez! Trying to get rid of, trying to ruin us!”

Michaels fired back while grinning.

“You pay me $300,000, I won’t say stop!” Michaels said.

The joke was about when Tom Brady and the Patriots were accused in 2015 of using soft footballs during the AFC championship game.

Brady got suspended for four games in the 2016 season.

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49ers kicker Eddy Piñeiro and Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey are nailing it in this season in wake of Al Michaels' deflategate dig

Kickers Brandon Aubrey of the Cowboys and Eddy Piñeiro of the 49ers have been perfect on field goals this season. Aubrey is 10-for-10 and Piñeiro is 11-for-11.

Aubrey nailed a 64-yarder to help beat the Giants on Sept. 14, while Piñeiro converted from 59 yards in overtime against the Rams in Week 5. On extra points, Aubrey has made 15 of 16 and Piñeiro is 6 of 7.

Piñeiro is signed on a one-year deal with San Francisco. Meanwhile, Aubrey inked a three-year deal with Dallas in 2023 worth $2.695 million.

Edited by Victor Ramon Galvez