Roger Goodell has a big problem...

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New England Patriots Schedule Standings Stats Roster Video Live Blog Odds New York Times Backs Patriots, Finds Wells Report ‘Deeply Flawed’ by Doug Kyed on Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 3:51PM Share this: Fancred The New England Patriots have an influential party on their side regarding Deflategate. The American Enterprise Institute conducted an independent study into the evidence of Deflategate found in the Wells Report. Kevin A. Hassett and Stan A. Veuger published their findings, that the Wells Report is “deeply flawed” in a New York Times opinion piece Friday. AEI also found a lack of evidence against the New Orleans Saints in Bountygate and presented their findings at an NFL hearing in November 2012. Hassett and Veuger point out the NFL lifted all player suspension the next month. AEI took issue with the Indianapolis Colts’ footballs in the Deflategate controversy, not the Patriots’, in their study. “There are, after all, two possibilities,” Hassett and Veuger wrote. “The first is that the Patriots balls declined too much. The second — overlooked by the Wells report — is that the Colts balls declined too little.” Hassett and Veuger point out the Patriots’ footballs were measured at the beginning of halftime, while the Colts’ footballs were tested at the end of halftime, allowing them to regain air pressure. The NFL players association could use this latest study during Tom Brady’s four-game suspension appeal.

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I've bookmarked this thread so when Sparky is proven to be totally wrong again, we can remind him.

I almost forgot to bump this.

Well...Tom Brady had one of the highest profile lawyers in the country, Ted Olson...and he STILL lost in the Court of Appeals...TWICE after the wrongheaded Circuit Court judge was found to be full of ****.

He's quietly serving his much deserved suspension, and Goodell, the NFL and the whole world has not come crashing down in a big heap on injustice...

Tom Brady Suspension Case Time line

April 25: The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals reverses Berman's decision on a 2-1 ruling that reinstates Brady's four-game suspension.

In a 33-page decision, the majority opinion stated: "We hold that the commissioner properly exercised his broad discretion under the collective bargaining agreement and that his procedural rulings were properly grounded in that agreement and did not deprive Brady of fundamental fairness. Accordingly, we reverse the judgement of the district court and remand with instructions to confirm the award."

The court stated its ruling was more about upholding the power of the CBA and ensuring that Goodell did not overstep his written authority. Several times in the decision, the appeals court noted that their scope was fairly limited, and zeroed in on a few basic principles of the CBA.

"The basic principle driving both our analysis and our conclusion is well established: a federal court's review of labor arbitration awards is narrowly circumscribed and highly deferential -- indeed, among the most deferential in the law. Our role is not to determine whether Brady participated in a scheme to deflate footballs or whether the suspension imposed by the commissioner should have been for three games or five games or none at all. Nor is it our role to second-guess the arbitrator's procedural rulings.

"Our obligation is limited to determining whether the arbitration proceedings and award met the minimum legal standards established by the Labor Management Relations Act."

May 3: The Second Circuit grants Brady an extension until May 23 to decide whether to ask for a rehearing in front of the same three-judge panel or a new hearing -- called "en banc" -- in front of the entire circuit.

May 23: Brady's lawyers file a petition for rehearing of his suspension case against the NFL before the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Brady's legal team, led by former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, petitions for a panel rehearing or a rehearing en banc.

May 25: Patriots file an amicus brief in support of Brady and the NFLPA's petition for an en banc rehearing.

July 13: The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals denies a petition by Brady and the NFLPA on to rehear the suspension case, meaning Brady's last opportunity to dissolve the punishment would have to come in a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.

July 15: Brady announces via his Facebook page that he has "made the difficult decision to longer proceed with the legal process." Brady will accept his four-game suspension and be eligible to return to the field against the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 9.

Goodell stood up to the bullies and cheaters. Good for him. **** you Tom Brady!