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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
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)Last edited Mon Apr 25, 2016, 02:31 PM - Edit history (1)
RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)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)Can't call him "Baby Daddy Brady" anymore because the baby mama got married. But "Jailbait Brady" will do!
rocktivity
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Not so much for the Pats' sake as for the chance to hear Notorious R.B.G. discuss deflated balls!
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)Off to the joeybee ignore list I go.