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Goodell slams cellphone-destroying Brady in rejecting appeal
The appeal is dead, long live the appeal.
That’s where Deflate-gate stands after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday denied Tom Brady’s appeal of his four-game suspension.
In so doing, Goodell sharply criticized the superstar New England Patriots quarterback for ordering the destruction of his infamous cellphone late last winter.
The NFL players union announced its intention to fight Goodell’s latest ruling in court. Multiple reports said it will seek an injunction in federal court on Wednesday.
Only such a temporary court ruling can now prevent Brady from sitting out the Patriots’ first four games of the regular season: against Pittsburgh, at Buffalo, against Jacksonville and (following a bye) at Dallas.
Brady can play in preseason games and practise throughout training camp, which for the Patriots begins Wednesday (with players reporting) and Thursday (with the first practice).