Tom Brady's Deflategate appeal denied
Tom Brady's appeal of his four-game Deflategate suspension was denied by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. It's now Supreme Court or bust.
http://pro32.ap.org/article/tom-bradys-deflategate-appeal-rejected-federal-court
Even if it will never happen (forfieting two division games?), it would be the the biggest middle finger possible.
I hope the Maine lobsterman who were on WEEI and know where that POS Goodell's summer house is, do as stated and turn that area into a 'dumping ground". I highly recommend betting the over in game 5 against Cleveland.
hopefully this is the last we ever hear of it.
of course that is impossible. ESPN will spend a good amount of its pre-season and early-season coverage talking about it to death.
Even as a colts fan, I think the extent of the punishment was way out of bounds. Should have just been the standard equipment-rules violation punnishement (wasn't it l$50,000?) and MAYBE a 7th round pick (just to placate the owners that were out for blood).
Still, the players should have never, ever, ever agreed to let Goodell be the Judge, Jury, and Executioner. Just because its a bad deal doesn't mean the players don't have to follow it.
No. After all, tradition counts.
I'm sure you can state Brady is first all you want!
I declaratively state Tom Brady.
I'd actually say it was lost when they granted the ability to hear an appeal under that policy to the commissioner.
The commissioner having first ability to discipline is not unheard of. Many employers do it. However, once it is appealed the idea that it would then be appealed back to the same person that made the decision (without an additional allowance for an appeal to a neutral arbitrator) was a really poor decision.
I read your statement to be discussing the Commissioner's power to discipline as a whole, rather than about arbitral power being granted to the commissioner to hear his own appeal. If you were referencing that when referring to it as "in the matters of player discpline" then yes, what you said.
To me, one component of "player discipline" is completely in line with regular employers (and other sports leagues) grant their commissioner/employer - the right to discipline - and that really wasn't the issue that burned Brady here. In fact last time there was a discipline and it went to a non-Goodell arbitrator (Tagliabue) the NFL lost.
Really though, just sharing my viewpoint for discussion. You're not wrong, I'm just being a little more specific.
Eh, I think she's saying that more as in a relation to her world than calling Brady a kid.
Granted, I don't agree with her premise that the Second Circuit acted correctly, I think it's much more gray than that.
He' surely go down as an all time great. I wish this thing would just go away.
Roger Goodell gets away with a total abuse of power.
I would wish ill on that guy...but that would not be a nice thing to do even though he deserves it (not just for this move). Also Karma. So live a long life Goodell, you asshole.
to the Supreme Court. Time to just let it go. I believe the Supreme Court has more important cases to hear then if footballs were deflated for a game.......
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