Super Bowl scandals

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft reads a statement addressing the NFL’s “Deflate-gate” investigation Monday night.  (Mark Humphrey / Associated Press)

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis faced accusations of using a deer-antler extract that contained a banned growth hormone to recover from a triceps injury before Super Bowl XLVII.  (Erik S. Lesser / EPA)

Raiders Pro Bowl center Barret Robbins infamously disappeared to Tijuana, Mexico the Friday before Super Bowl XXXVII when he stopped taking his depression medication.  (Amy Sancetta / Associated Press)

Bengals running back Stanley Wilson missed Super Bowl XXIII was found passed out on the bathroom floor of his hotel room the night before the big game after missing a team meeting.   (Allen Steele / Getty Images)

Broncos receiver Rod Smith catches a long touchdown pass after burning Falcons safety Eugene Robinson. Robinson struggled in Super Bowl XXXIII after being arrested for soliciting a prostitute the night before.  (Mark Duncan / Associated Press)

Patriots Coach Bill Belichick is no stranger to scandal. In 2008, the Boston Herald said the Patriots had secretly filmed a Rams’ walk-through practice leading up to Super Bowl XXXVI. Belichick denied the allegation and it was later retracted.  (Timothy A. Clark / AFP/Getty Images)