I see enough that the Patriots took Goodell’s implied leniency if they didn’t fight it, something that hooked the Saints earlier before it was reversed. At best, you have a team offense, and the team should have been fined the 5-8,000 dollars set out in the rules. This puts the penalty at the same level that the Jets faced for doing the same thing two years before this. It does not square with no penalties for the Vikings, Packers, and Colts who were all caught with altered footballs. If $1,000,000, a draft pick, and four games is the penalty, then all these teams should face it.
I must have missed where those other teams obstructed the investigation or where the primary accused destroyed evidence on top of refusing to cooperate.
I also must have missed the past offenses of the teams you mentioned, said previous infractions necessarily would add to the penalty. And how odd is it the Pats would so quickly accept the fine and lost draft pick over something they DIDN’T do.
Do yo actually believe Kraft didn’t talk with Brad and Belichick before he decided to not fight the NFL?
Look it doesn’t even matter at this point. In the eyes of a HUGE majority of fans Brady is guilty and nothing will ever change that. Perception is reality.
Case closed.