Expert scientific reports are a staple of mass tort claiming, but are seldom the subject of detailed national media attention. Thus, it’s kind of fun to see expert issues highlighted in detail through a news media story about the Deflategate incident involving the Patriots, Tom Brady and the NFL. A broad view of the expert issues is provided by a September 21, 2016 NYT article. The article arises now because the NFL’s experts, from Exponent, are now speaking out about their work.