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NFL suspends Tom Brady 4 games, fines Patriots $1M, strips team of '16 1st-round pick

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Goodell has been doing shit on the fly for awhile. Not sure why everyone thinks the pats have a slam dunk appeal.
 
CarloSpcyWeiner said:
At the same time, they can't prove that he was involved without a reasonable doubt. Do I think he knew? Of course. But they can't prove it. Suspend him for a game or two, sure. Four games? That's fucking absurd.
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He should have cooperated then......
 
Brady is lucky they didn't suspend him more. He should be happy with 4 games.
 
In light of what we know now, I think that every one of those Super Bowl wins should have an asterisk beside it.

And it should've been 8 games.
 
Can NE appeal the draft picks they are losing? Or is the appeal only for Brady and his 4 games?
 
ThinkGreen said:
Can NE appeal the draft picks they are losing? Or is the appeal only for Brady and his 4 games?
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Kraft said theyre accepting their punishment.

That should say enough about the situation really.
 
"Beyond a reasonable doubt" is the standard of evidence required for criminal conviction, not for discipline from the league. Even if Brady gets his appeal in front of a labor judge, they'll just be looking at whether the punishment is consistent with the discipline procedure found in the CBA, not whether the NFL proved "beyond a reasonable doubt" that Brady was involved.
 
Brady should just give the league his text messages to prove it didn't do it, that's right he did.
 
PUO3 said:
Kraft said theyre accepting their punishment.

That should say enough about the situation really.
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Funny to me that butthurt Patriots fans are more upset about the 4 games than the draft picks.
 
"Despite our conviction that there was no tampering with footballs, it was our intention to accept any discipline levied by the league," Kraft said.
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Guilty.

Off with their heads.
 
Not sure why Brady is even appealing. He's going to lose. Suspension was primarily a result of his non cooperation with the investigation.

Here, there are several factors that merit strong consideration in assessing discipline. The first is the club's prior record. In 2007 the club and several individuals were sanctioned for videotaping signals of opposing defensive coaches in violation of the Constitution and Bylaws. Under the Integrity of the Game Policy, this prior violation of competitive rules was properly considered in determining the discipline in this case.

"Another important consideration identified in the Policy is 'the extent to which the club and relevant individuals cooperated with the investigation.' The Wells report identifies two significant failures in this respect. The first involves the refusal by the club's attorneys to make Mr. McNally available for an additional interview, despite numerous requests by Mr. Wells and a cautionary note in writing of the club's obligation to cooperate in the investigation. The second was the failure of Tom Brady to produce any electronic evidence (emails, texts, etc.), despite being offered extraordinary safeguards by the investigators to protect unrelated personal information. Although we do not hold the club directly responsible for Mr. Brady's refusal to cooperate, it remains significant that the quarterback of the team failed to cooperate fully with the investigation.

"Finally, it is significant that key witnesses -- Mr. Brady, Mr. Jastremski, and Mr. McNally -- were not fully candid during the investigation.
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