Just when you might have hoped that the 15-month DeflateGate saga was winding down, they bring you back in. On Monday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Roger Goodell ‘properly exercised his broad discretion’ in banning Brady for 4 games for the alleged scandal and that the suspension would be reinstated.
What every Pats fan is thinking about Tom Brady’s DeflateGate suspension returning
Patriots fan got hit hard at the beginning of NFL Draft week with the announcement that the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had reinstated Tom Brady’s 4-game suspension stemming from DeflateGate. Fitzy here may have been hit the hardest.Watch on YouTube | Subscribe to SB Nation on YouTube
Brady is now set to miss the New England Patriots’ first 4 games vs. the Cardinals, Dolphins, Texans, and Bills, pending the inevitable appeal of the appeal of the appeal of the appeal that’s guaranteed to keep DeflateGate alive and kickin’ for the foreseeable future.
Needless to say, Pats fans are none too pleased with Goodell. To kick off the week that would already see them relegated to the sidelines during the first day of the NFL Draft, they now have to brace themselves for 4 games of Jimmy Garoppolo under center. Noted Pats fan Fitzy, who normally oozes nothing but class, lashes out at the commish, but ultimately finds solace in being the NFL’s scapegoat.
