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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Wouldn't it be apropos if the Appeals Court chose to not hear the appeal and cited, essentially, because "We said so".. Which is essentially what Goodell has been claiming Art. 46 allows him to say..
Roger is appealing because he wants to uphold "competitive fairness", what roger doesnt understand is, taking away the star QB on one team to make the games he is out competitive, doesn't fit under that umbrella.
But there could be in a defamation suit.There is no discovery on appeal.
But there could be in a defamation suit.
Wouldn't it be apropos if the Appeals Court chose to not hear the appeal and cited, essentially, because "We said so".. Which is essentially what Goodell has been claiming Art. 46 allows him to say..
this appeal may not be the end of it. if either side does not like the ruling by a 3 judge appeals panel they may appeal it to all 22 judges of the 2nd circuit.
They have to address all of them (plus the three the Court mentioned but did not discuss) and they have to win on all of them. That was an unusual part of the decision - Berman went out of his way to make an appeal more difficult to win. He could have simply held that the NFL violated the law of the shop by not giving Brady advance notice of potential punishment, vacated (or modified) the award and then stated that he did not have to address the other NFLPA arguments. He did not. He took the best NFLPA arguments and accepted all of them.
But there could be in a defamation suit.
Since the NFL is appealing, I see no reason why he wouldn't. The appeal means it's not going away, so IMO, there is no reason for Brady not to file one. Given the ruling, court testimony, lies, leaks and Brady's appeal testimony, I think Brady has a pretty strong case.Yes, if it goes forward.
So basically, if I understand you correctly, even if the NFL* trades for a more favorable ruling(think draft pick), they still forfeit any rulings they acquire as long as the other previous rulings stand.
Why that is just vindictiveness on Judge Berman's part.