Tom Brady – not a Clinton – will probably be serving his suspension come September.
(NFL.com) The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition by Brady and the NFL Players Association on Wednesday to rehear his suspension case, meaning the New England Patriots quarterback’s last opportunity to dissolve the NFL-issued punishment would have to come in a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Brady was suspended for four games for it being “more probable than not” that Brady was “generally aware” of Patriots attendants deflating footballs prior to the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts on Jan. 18, 2015.
The court case, which isn’t even about air in footballs, focuses on a labor dispute: the Commissioners authority to hand out that suspension. But the contract negotiated by the Players Association gives him far-reaching arbitrary power in this regard.
The Second Circuit sees no reason to question what appears obvious. Observers do not believe SCOTUS will hear the labor dispute for the same reason.
