A suspension and fine because he “probably” knew the balls were deflated. How can this hold water in the courts?? I hope he fights it.
Guess he should have showed up at the White hut.
The same way all civil cases where one party wins and one party loses hold water. Facts in a civil case are proven by a preponderance of the evidence. That is defined to the jury as "more probable than not". The NFL uses the same standard of proof in its investigations. Microsoft was subject to an antitrust judgment of billions using this standard of proof. Joe Nobody who gets sued for a fender bender also pays money if it's proved he's liable by a preponderance of the evidence. That's just how all of our cases work. Except in criminal matters, where the standard is "beyond a reasonable doubt". You seem to be applying that standard to what will be a much lower burden of proof for the NFL.
He can appeal it with the NFL thru his union. That's the way it works in the NFL. He'll appeal it for appearance sake and it will be denied. He'll accept it knowing he was damn lucky not to get a full season suspension.
He works under a collective bargaining agreement. Arbitration is the next stop. He'll probably have his scurvy cheating ass penalty reduced.
What court do you imagine would take the case?
Lawyer speak in the report for, “We think he did it, but cannot prove it.” And the whole thing pushed by the guy now in the league office who pushed Spygate from the Jets’ staff. As with Bountygate, the actions against Brady will not survive arbitration, unless he too is a Patriot hater.
He won't.
Brady was never going to play in the first 4 games of next season anyway.
The plan has been in place for a while to have Jimmy Garoppolo start for the first 4.
An experienced college quarterback and EVERY PROFESSIONAL quarterback can tell you if the ball is properly inflated.
Brady liked the feel of a ball slightly underinflated...they are softer and easier to grip but the underinflation is illegal.
THERE IS NO WAY THAT WHEN HE PICKED UP THOSE GAME BALLS...HE DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY WERE properly inflated for him.
And he lied about knowing as well.