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El Supremo

(20,365 posts)
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 12:05 PM Apr 2016

Appeals court restores Brady's 'Deflategate' suspension

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday restored the four-game "Deflategate" suspension of New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady over allegations footballs he used were under inflated before an NFL playoff game in 2015.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York reversed a federal judge's ruling from September that had overturned the suspension, holing that National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell properly exercised his discretion.

"Our review of the record yields the firm conclusion that the Commissioner properly exercised his broad discretion to resolve an intramural controversy between the League and a player," Circuit Judge Barrington Parker wrote for the majority.

The ruling came in a 2-1 vote by the three-judge panel, and followed arguments last month where a lawyer for the players' union faced tough questioning that signaled the likely reversal of U.S. District Judge Richard Berman's ruling....

https://www.yahoo.com/news/appeals-court-restores-bradys-deflategate-suspension-153557809--nfl.html?ref=gs

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Appeals court restores Brady's 'Deflategate' suspension (Original Post) El Supremo Apr 2016 OP
Heh. Welcome to joeybee's ignore list!! madinmaryland Apr 2016 #1
Awww - Poor Brady RockaFowler Apr 2016 #2
CUE THE VONAGE THEME! rocktivity Apr 2016 #3
I really, really hope SCOTUS grants cert KamaAina Apr 2016 #4
I want to hear Brady tell Clarence his balls were never deflated!! madinmaryland Apr 2016 #6
Smirky McSmirkface! El Supremo Apr 2016 #5

RockaFowler

(7,429 posts)
2. Awww - Poor Brady
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 01:40 PM
Apr 2016

First 3 of 4 games are at home

1. At Arizona (Sunday Night Football)
2. Vs. Miami
3. Vs. Houston (Thursday Night Football on CBS)
4. Vs. Buffalo

rocktivity

(44,577 posts)
3. CUE THE VONAGE THEME!
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 02:02 PM
Apr 2016

Can't call him "Baby Daddy Brady" anymore because the baby mama got married. But "Jailbait Brady" will do!


rocktivity

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
4. I really, really hope SCOTUS grants cert
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:04 PM
Apr 2016

Not so much for the Pats' sake as for the chance to hear Notorious R.B.G. discuss deflated balls!

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
6. I want to hear Brady tell Clarence his balls were never deflated!!
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 06:31 PM
Apr 2016

Off to the joeybee ignore list I go.

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