Interesting. I think the original judge over-reached, but it will be very interesting see how this plays out. The original judge basically said the NFL cannot suspend a player for any reason unless it’s 100% in the letters of the labor agreement. This concept seems too restrictive to me, as it ties their hands with anything that has not been done before. The NFL should have leeway to handle rules broken in the game. Wherever one stands on this issue with Brady, and I can see a range of positions here, the judges decision was very heavy handed in the favor of players.
The NFL and Patriots really need to come to a reasonable compromise here. The loss of the first round draft pick this week is huge in itself. The NFL should be willing to cut the penalty, and Brady should back off his stand and accept 1-2 games and consider it a nice break from the 16 game schedule to save more for the post-season.
I believe Tom Brady accidentally smashed his cell phone just like I believe Hillary about anything.
How sad that this Deflategate issue has gone through the courts and the State Department hasn’t fully released all of Hillary’s emails. And she’s been out of office for over 3 years.
Not if he was innocent of the accusation. If that, he should stand his ground and never cave.