Robert Kraft on Brady's suspension: 'I was wrong to put my faith in the league'

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft continues to stand by Tom Brady's side.

Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, Kraft called the NFL's decision to uphold Brady's four-game suspension "unfathomable" and apologized to fans for accepting the punishments against his team in May.

"I was wrong to put my faith in the league," Kraft said. "Given the facts, evidence and laws of science that underscore this entire situation, it is completely incomprehensible to me that the league continues to take steps to disparage one of its all-time great players and a man for whom I have the utmost respect."

Kraft also stated that the NFL has no evidence of any wrongdoing by the Patriots.

"Six months removed from the AFC Championship Game, the league still has no hard evidence of anybody doing anything to tamper with the PSI levels of footballs," he said.

The NFL said in a statement Tuesday that new information showed that before meeting with investigator Ted Wells and his colleagues, Brady had the cell phone he had been using for the previous four months destroyed. During that time, Brady had exchanged nearly 10,000 text messages, none of which could be retrieved, the league said.

Kraft took issue with this revelation, particularly the way it was communicated by the NFL.

"It intentionally implied nefarious behavior and minimized the acknowledgement that Tom provided the history of every number he texted during that relevant timeframe," Kraft said. "And we had already provided the league with every cellphone of every non-NFLPA employee that they requested, including head coach Bill Belichick."

Belichick also spoke at the press conference, but in typical fashion, said very little on the matter.