NFL scores last in ‘Deflategate’ saga
In a federal appeals court ruling on Monday, the NFL’s decision to suspend Tom Brady was upheld. Here’s how both sides communicated their efforts.
New England Patriots’ golden boy, Tom Brady, will more than likely ride the bench this season—for four games.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals court has upheld Brady’s four-game suspension for the role that the league says he played in deflating footballs prior to the AFC Championship game in 2015—a saga known as Deflategate.
The court issued a lengthy decision on Monday, which comes nearly seven months after a district court overturned the suspension.
CNN reports that Monday’s ruling reverses a federal judge, Richard M. Berman, who had nullified Brady’s four-game suspension in September because of “several significant legal deficiencies” in how Goodell investigated accusations that footballs were below league-mandated minimum pressure levels.
The federal appeals court’s decision included this justification for its ruling:
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