Tom Brady's Argument Against The Deflategate Scandal

Tom Brady went to Michigan to play football and he was not the best. He got drafted by the New England Patriots with the 199th pick of the 6th round for the 2000 NFL Draft. Tom Brady is easily the best with that late of a pick. After that, Brady has had no season with a win percentage below 50%. Tom Brady has dominated in the NFL ever since he has been drafted. When you look at Tom Brady’s career stats, you won’t see any season that really pops out. This is because every season was a monster season. Well, not in 2008 because he was injured but other than that, he is a very elite

To start off, Tom Brady has broken a lot of records. Some of his records include the most super bowl wins by a quarterback, most super bowl MVP selections, has won twenty five of the thirty four playoff games he has started in, has been selected to twelve pro bowls, and he has the most divisions won by a single quarterback (Doeden). For instance, he also has led the Patriots from a losing team to a winning team. With Tom Brady starting at quarterback the Patriots have never had a losing season (Doeden). In addition, he also has broken records for his stats. One of the records he broke was the best Touchdown to interception ratio of 28-2, because of this he wants to play until he is fourth eight (Reyes). At this years Super Bowl he had a great game. The Patriots overcame a twenty five point deficit and took the game to the first Super Bowl overtime game, he threw his first post season pick six ever after playing in thirty four playoff games, and in the last six possessions of the game he lead his team to four touchdowns and a field goal (Craig). After all, he did this all while his family was going through tough times. His mom was battling cancer and Brady dedicated the win to her (Hofforth). This is why Tom Brady is the best quarterback to ever live.

The reason why i think that this is the most important reason why is that a Super Bowl is the main goal heading into a season and when you achieve that goal five times that’s impressive (“Tom”, Biography). Which Peyton Manning has done it twice but that’s nothing to Brady. Plus Peyton Manning only played good in one of those Super Bowls while Brady has never played a bad Super Bowl in his career (“Peyton”, Biography). The recent Super Bowl was the Patriots vs Falcons and the final score in that game was 34-28, it will go down in history as one

The NFL then told media that they were not going to take action against him because it is encouraged but not required to stand for the national anthem. The argument now is how he is not in the right for what he did and how it shows

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

When it comes to sports, a competitive mindset is key. In American football, it’s hard not to win without communication and teamwork. In the NFL playoffs of 2015, the New England Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 for the AFC Championship. In a game that originally portrayed the Patriots as an offensive force to be reckoned with, ended out to be a game that goes down in history. After further investigation, the NFL found 11 of the Patriots' 12 footballs in the game to be underinflated by about 2 pounds below the NFL’s requirement. Now whether the allegations are determined to be true or not, it does raise some speculation about the truth of the AFC

For a second time, Goodell was faced with a tough ruling to make. This time in Deflategate, when the Patriots were accused of taking air out of their footballs thereby making them easier to catch and throw, many people thought their punishment was too severe. This time the punishment was directed towards Tom Brady, their star quarterback. This time Goodell attempted to fine Brady one million dollars and a 4 game suspension without pay.

After playing college football for the University of Michigan, Tom Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft. In Brady's 13 full seasons as a starter (he missed nearly all of 2008 with a torn ACL),[4][5] the Patriots have earned six trips to the Super Bowl, winning four. Brady has won three Super Bowl MVP awards, two league MVP awards (2007, 2010), has been selected to ten Pro Bowls, and has led the Patriots to more division titles than any other quarterback in NFL history, with twelve. Brady is fifth on the all-time list for career passing yards and fifth for career touchdown passes. His career postseason record is 21–8; his playoff win total is the most in NFL history. He helped set the record for the longest

If you asked people what the most overblown, ridiculous controversy the NFL has been involved in, most people would agree it’s Deflategate. While it took over two years to settle the case, the losing party, being Tom Brady and the Patriots, seem to have come out on top in the long run seeing how the NFL has dealt with discipline in a very sporadic way since. So my question is, “was the NFL justified in making the disciplinary decision that they made, and has that decision affected controversies after Deflategate?”

The Black Sox scandal is similar to what is going on today with the New England Patriots football team, and their quarterback Tom Brady. Brady has been suspended for four games in the upcoming season, because “he ruined the integrity of the sport”, for is actions in deflategate. The players involved in the Black Sox scandal were suspended and never reinstated for their part in the throwing of the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.

The New England Patriots have had a well documented offseason and will be operating with Jimmy Garoppolo under center for the first four games of the season, instead of the incumbent Tom Brady. However, the Patriots have a growing issue that is being overlooked. Their injury report is mounting and has become a massive issue for the 2014 Super Bowl champions.

We are here today to recognize and celebrate Tom Brady becoming the winningest quarterback in NFL history. The 4th of December marked the time where Tom’s number of wins exceeded Peyton Manning 's to mark him as the quarterback with the most wins in NFL history. 201 is the number and everyone in New England has been diligently counting Tom’s wins since Peyton Manning retired. Like every New England sports fan, Tom is my guy and I will put my money on him against any opponent. You may think I’m being too informal when I address Tom Brady as Tom, but it’s what we do in New England. 99% of us do not have a direct relationship with Tom, but we have an indescribable connection that gives us the right to call him Tom.

The New England Patriots, Tom Brady, is arguably one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game, with 4 career Superbowl wins. It always seems like Tom Brady is playing tremendous football to most watchers. He has consistent play, and not a very large fan base for someone with so much success. Brady always seems to be able to string together victories, and has led his team to a 16-0 regular season-only the 2nd team to do that in NFL history. This season was probably his greatest on record, and will most likely finally give him the attention he deserves.

Finally, the NFL found that 11 of the 12 Patriot footballs were under-inflated. They were investigating whether the Patriots did this on purpose or it was just an accident. Either way there will be consequences. There are also many questions the players want to be answered. Pat McAfee, Colts kicker/punter, asked if they would be playing in the superbowl or not. Patriots cornerback, Brandon Browner, says that he could have carried a beach ball and they still would have won. The Colts were not happy about what the patriots did, and neither is the NFL. So they have been thinking about what they should do about it

Protesting is not a new concept. From the Boston Tea Party to the Women’s Suffrage Parade, protesting has been around for a long time, and from the looks of it, not leaving anytime soon. The most recent case has been not in the streets of Washington DC or the Boston Harbor, but on professional football fields across the nation. The NFL players way of protesting is kneeling during the national anthem. The NFL players protesting against the national anthem and disrespecting our country, should be punished.