NFL: Roger Goodell to hear Brady’s appeal for 4-game suspension
By News Staff
New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, has appealed his four-game suspension for his role in using deflated footballs during an AFC Championship game.
NFL officials said Thursday night that Commissioner Roger Goodell will hear the appear, and that he chose to preside over as allowed under the current collective bargaining agreement.
The suspension was announced by the NFL on Monday, as well as a $1 million fine for the team and the loss of two draft picks. Brady’s appeal was filed just before the 5 p.m. deadline on Thursday.
The appeal deals solely with Brady’s suspension and must be heard within ten days.
The Patriots have also issued their response to the Wells Report, that claimed Brady was “at least generally aware” of the plans to deflate to the balls.
“The conclusions of the Wells Report are, at best, incomplete, incorrect and lack context,” the report, in part, reads.
In a summary of the response, a Patriots lawyer says the report doesn’t take into account the natural loss of air in the Patriots footballs and rejects the referee’s recollection of his pregame ball inspection.
The response mentions there is no evidence that Tom Brady preferred footballs lower than a 12.5 psi.
Firing back at the report’s allegations, the team responds, “Inconsistencies in logic and evidence are ignored.”
Read the full report here.
(C) WLNE-TV 2015
