not sure about the footballs, or the labor contract. in my opinion, Brady lost this case when he eliminated his cell phone, citing some ridiculousness that it was broken. Courts do not like when a potential source of evidence is eliminated in some shady fashion. I believe this court in their dissertation cited this fact and I can tell you it loomed large.
Brady lost this case when he eliminated his cell phone,
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You got one thing right, it was Brady’s phone, not the NFL’s.