NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and Super Bowl champion Brad Johnson is finding himself unexpectedly back in the spotlight after comments he made about deflating game balls have new relevancy as "Deflate-gate"
In 2012, nearly a decade after the Bucs beat the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXVII, Johnson admitted he paid NFL equipment officials $7,500 to deflate the game's balls to his liking.