NFL Upholds Tom Brady’s Suspension
Feb 4, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; A New England Patriots fan holds a cardboard cutout of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (not pictured) during the Super Bowl XLIX-New England Patriots Parade. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
On Brady's cell phone ... From the NFL ... pic.twitter.com/KK5neISAJZ
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) July 28, 2015
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s suspension was rightfully upheld and remains at four games. The decision to uphold the suspension let’s everyone know that no one player is bigger than the league. And violating the league’s policy on integrity of the game is a serious offense that will not be tolerated.
NFL insider Albert Breer tweeted that much of Goodell’s reasoning for the suspension was Brady’s destruction of evidence. Rather than cooperate with the investigation and allow the NFL to see certain texts, Brady had his assistant destroy the phone. Brady had exchanged nearly 10,000 text messages with Patriots ball-boys, none of which can now be retrieved from that device.
The destruction of the cell phone was not known until June 18, almost four months after the investigators asked for information from Brady.The league also filed in federal court a complaint Tuesday seeking confirmation of the decision under the principles of federal labor law. So in effect, the NFL has already appealed any appeal Brady may decide to make.
Have you every seen an innocent man destroy evidence?
Didn’t think so.
So even the biggest of Brady fans have to know that he knew what was going on the whole time. I maintain that it was the Patriots defense, not the air in the footballs that won the AFC Championship Game for the Patriots. But it’s not a good look to have evidence destroyed because it shows you know you did something wrong.
If Brady would have fessed up and apologized for it, football fans all over would have forgotten already. But Brady’s perceived arrogance and attitude through the whole thing now has people wondering what he’s been doing since Spy Gate. To me, he remains one of the best quarterbacks to ever play but can never be the greatest.
Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana and John Elway never had any kind of help.
There’s no telling how many Super Bowls they would have won if they did.
Today is a good day for NFL football.