Nfl Case Summary

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots were accused of deflating footballs to give them an advantage in the January 18th AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts. Deflated footballs are easier to grip and throw, giving their team a direct advantage over the Colts. The Indianapolis Colts equipment manager first suspected the balls did not meet the NFL’s minimum standard right before half time and after measuring the balls he notified officials. Most all of the balls the Patriots had were not measuring to the correct standard and they found that Tom Brady knew of the violation and said nothing. Punishment from the NFL was a one million fine, four game suspension without pay and the loss of not only their 1st round draft pick in 2016 but also their 4th round draft pick in 2017. In addition, the two equipment staffers responsible for the incident were also indefinitely suspended. (ESPN.com) However, Tom Brady recently won his court appeal overruling the 4 game suspension and will be a starting player in the upcoming

After enduring probably the longest 7 months of his life, Tom Brady overcame adversity after beating the 4 game suspension that was handed down by NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell. There was a lot of speculation behind "deflategate" that tainted Tom Brady's name and legacy after hearing about him destroying his phone during the investigation, but in the end, Brady's suspension was overturned by a judge in court which automatically made him eligible to play against the Steelers in Week 1. During the whole ordeal, Brady remained silent and kept his name clear of any attention while the investigation was active, but on September 3rd, his suspension was nullified and Brady finally spoke out.

Needless to say after the NFL found out about what was going on there were a lot of suspensions and fines given out to the main people that were involved. The head coach Sean Peyton was suspended from the league for 1 year without pay. The GM Mickey Loomis was suspended for 8 games (half a season) without pay. The entire Saints organization was fined $500,000 and the losing of 2 second round draft picks one in 2012 and one in 2013. Defensive Coordinator Greg Williams got the worst out of everybody, he was suspended indefinitely, at the end of season he will meet with the commissioner to try and get his job back and get reinstated in the league. The assistant head coach was suspended for 6 games and fined $100,000. Also their were four players who got suspended by the league but only one player got suspended for the entire season and that was Linebacker Johnathon Vilma. Even though the Saints appealed the suspensions of the GM and the coaches they all got denied and all the rulings stayed. The players however

Tom Brady wants to take the NFL to federal court, to appeal his charges of four-regular season game suspension and fined the Patriots with a $1 million fine. I believe that the NFL should negotiate Tom Brady’s charges, before he takes it to the federal courts. There is no direct evidence that could prove Brady’s involvement with the football deflation at the AFC Championship game, even though Brady’s appeal hearing sounded inadequate. He could beat the federal case because there is no proof of his involvement. Brady doesn’t have much more to lose if the suspension is upheld, then the NFL does. Ted Wells stated that his team (NFL) has already been billed $5.5 million, with an additional $600,000 for hiring other experts. By negotiating a deal

The article DeflateGate’s real issue: Due process, was a persuasive article. The author in this article was with Brady and against the NFL and Roger Goodell. The author made this very clear when she said things such as; none of it has ever made any sense, or saying that Goodell has a same pattern for all of the accusations he makes. The article wants to make the audience believe that Brady is not the problem but, Roger Goodell is. The article explains how Goodell was quick to make accusations, and how he refused certain pieces of evidence that may prove Brady innocent. To try and persuade the audience, the author used many rhetorical devices that aided in helping her getting the point across.

“What exactly are the benefits here for the NFL? To besmirch the legacy of one of its most popular players ever? To anger an entire region of the country? To alienate one of the most powerful owners in the league in [the Patriots’] Robert Kraft? It doesn’t make any sense,” wrote USAToday’s Nate Scott (August 21, 2015). Deflategate has undermined Goodell’s legendary power over the league, leading some observers to question discreetly whether it’s time for the NFL to mobilize its younger leaders for the future. Kraft’s son has commented that NFL discipline needs to be “rethought for the modern

Deflategate was not even relevant until the day after the AFC championship game. Monday morning was when the NFL released its statement of deflategate stating that 11 of the 12 balls used by the new england patriots were underinflated by 2 psi. This is in the first statement and there are already lies for the balls were remeasured and it was found that only one

The NFL is a multi-billion dollar company that has neglected to compensate its past and current employees that have acquired long-term brain damage while performing their jobs. Their incompetence has caused severe brain damage and even death to former employees because of their irresponsible ways over the past forty years. The science and study of this problem has produced a great amount of information that both sides could benefit from but the NFL needs to take action and responsibility.

When deflate-gate first happened I thought to myself, why not just tell the truth. Immediately it became a circus. Why try and play the aloof card? There is no doubt in my mind that Tom Brady had something to do with footballs being deflated. It is an absurd thought that an equipment manager of such a high profile quarterback would take a decisions like deflating the footballs into his own hands. The thing that really bugs me about the whole thing, is that if Tom Brady would have just admitted it, or admitted some part to if, this would not even be a big deal. He could have easily just said, I like the footballs closer to the lower end of the PSI level or under. This became a major ordeal because he could not just admit his mistake, he cheated and instead of being honest, he tried to deny it. This teaches and shows what poor character some of the best athletes in the world can have. They think because of their past accomplishments they can bend the rules and get away with cheating.

In court Tom Brady’s deflate scandal was about following laws not weather he actually was a part of the scandal. Judge Berman isn’t focusing his ruling on the deflated footballs themselves as much as the arbitrator complying with the statues. As stated in the court ruling “Under the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA''), "the validity of an award is subject to attack only on those grounds listed”. However in this scandal the NFL never had a rule against footballs being under inflated. Mr. Goodell is not free to dispense his own justice he must comply with the collective-bargaining agreement in which this case he didn’t. “The law of the shop” provides professional football players an advanced conduct of potential discipline. Judge Berman looked

Patriots were unfairly investigated and punished for the actions that they never did. The Ted Wells “Deflategate” report states, “In addition, we believe it is unlikely”, the whole report includes words such as “unlikely as used here. The words, “unlikely”, “circumstantial”, and “probably”, all do not corroborate the report and justify the accusations on the Patrios. And, ultimately the league handed a punishment to the Patriots; “$1million fine and two lost draft picks”, as stated by Schwab. To cap it off, the NFL suspended Brady for four games without pay on “probable” evidence.

The NFL (National Football League) rakes in more than nine billion dollars annually. It earns most of this revenue from the millions of fans that love the sport of football as well as the countless sponsors that help fund it such as Gatorade, Pepsi, Visa, Xbox, Verizon, and McDonald’s (NFLPA, “Current Sponsors”). However, this funding could be in jeopardy. The NFL has disregarded the dangers of concussions and continues to do so. As a result, a class-action lawsuit by thousands of former NFL players is currently being undertaken

As many of you may of heard about deflategate by now but, I can can tell you the truth on this matter for I am the very football inquestion.

This law suit could very easily get out of hand so damage control is going to be the main driver for the law suit, the Steelers need to protect their image and the players without breaking the bank. In order to do so the Steelers should go to the Sports Lawyers Association because they deal with sports and only sports so they are the most specialized for the job will have had prior experience. The Sports Lawyers Association is non-profit and has over 1000 registered members whose common goal is understanding, advancement, and ethical practice of sports law (“Mission”). The Steelers, by associating with lawyers who deal in sports and only sports, can greater their chances of remaining ethical and sustaining profits and

Tom Brady is a famous football player and in January 18 2015 he was reported that NFL is looking into the Patriots use of deflated football in the AFC championship game won over the Colts. Midway through the game, a ball was taken away off the field and out of circulation, a league spokesman to said NFL Media Insider Ian Rapport at the time. Per the NFL rulebook, game balls should be inflated with between 12.5-13.5 pounds of air. Each team have to provide 12 primary balls for test prior to the game. NFL VP of Officiating Dean Blanding said NFL Network that, "it's not unheard of for a ball to be unconcerned from circulation and then tested during the week for whatever issue shows up. NLF found that 11 footballs used by the patriots has less