Posted on 05/08/2015 12:58:14 PM PDT by drewh
Tom Brady's offseason might extend until 2016 if the NFL decides to drop the hammer on the Patriots quarterback and at least one report is indicating that the league could slam the hammer down hard.
According to the Miami Herald, Brady could be suspended for up to one year thanks to the part he played in Deflategate.
"Everything is being studied. Everything is being considered," an NFL source told the Herald.
Brady's punishment could end up being a shorter suspension, but the source told the Herald not to dismiss the possibility of a year-long suspension.
The Patriots quarterback, along with locker attendant Jim McNally and equipment assistant John Jastremski are the three people most likely to be disciplined, according to ESPN.
The 243-page Wells report found that Brady was "at least generally aware of the inappropriate activities of McNally and Jastremski involving the release of air from Patriots game balls."
In the report, Wells also noted that Brady refused to turn over his phone and other personal information for investigative purposes.
Brady's refusal to help the investigation could end up being one of the big reasons he's hit with a potentially big suspension.
In the NFL's Policy on Integrity of the Game & Enforcement of Competitive Rules, the league notes that "Failure to cooperate in an investigation shall be considered conduct detrimental to the League and will subject the offending club and responsible individual(s) to appropriate discipline."
Brady's decision to not fully cooperate in the investigation was duly noted in the Wells report.
"Brady's refusal to provide us with his own records on relevant topics, in response to our tailored requests, limited the evidence available for our review and analysis," the report said.
Whatever Brady's punishment ends up being, it will likely be handed down sometime in the near future.
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ROTFL ya think?
Goodell is painted into a corner because of his handling of “Bounty Gate” with the Saints.
Need to vacate his Superbowl win too.
Too bad the MSM isn’t as interested in Hitlery’s ethical violations as they are Tom Brady’s.
Let’s see: Tom Brady won’t turn over his personal e-mail and it is OFF WITH HIS HEAD——NOW!!!
A Regiment of U.S. Government personnel refuse to turn over e-mails involved in huge national and international scandals and that includes the actual deaths of Americans.
“Nothing to see, folks...Just another trumped up over-the-top nonsense by the VAST right wing conspiracy. They are just at it once again.”
Yup. Brady could have cooperated in ways even beyond turning over his phone...doesn't sound like he had reasons to be cooperative.
A year isn't enough.
Tom Brady could probably give a flying fudge if he gets suspended or not...what does he care?
The Colts had already sent a letter to NFL BEFORE the game in question...
I'm sure the NFL had previous allegations in hand...but lacked gameday evidence...UNTIL the Colts game.
Boston is "Cheater City" when it comes to football. And Brady learned from a master cheater coaching staff.
A year would be beyond idiotic. I understand the symbolic nature of things that requires some level of punishment but 1 year for letting the equipment guy no how he likes the balls?! Just stupid. Especially when the infraction happened in the same year the Vikes and Panther got caught on camera heating the balls and all they got was stern letters.
Most employers who have an employee suspended from work for a year due to immoral, unethical conduct don't wish to pay said employee.
So $ is a reason to care.
Secondly, reputation.
On the other hand, if he really cared about "reputation," I guess he wouldn't be playing for Bellicheat in the first place!
It’s hard to win a 5th SB from your living room. And he DEFINITELY wants that record.
I predict they come down hard on him and suspend him for most of the preseason.
That'll teach him for not "Bowing and Scraping" to emperor Hussein 0bama!
For example, sounds like the two equipment guys behind this scandal are still employed.
Which means, if the Pats tried to toss them under the bus, then they might go into "tell all" mode.
Hence, the Pats' organization is part of the problem here.
(As in coverup)
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