Stephen A Smith: Brady's suspension to be upheld, Brady destroyed cell phone

NJPatsfan26 · Jul 28, 2015

Ross12 said:
Just make sure there's no video. If it's on video, he would get indefinitely suspended. But if no video, no problem, 2 games.

good point.

Tony2046 · Jul 28, 2015

BREAKING NEWS: Stephen A Smith has video footage of Brady destroying his emails and text messages.

kmac14 · Jul 28, 2015

It wasn't Brady that destroyed the phone; it was one of the junior partners in the firm he hired.

https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/kid.gif?w=500

NJPatsfan26 · Jul 28, 2015

PatsWSB47 said:
Just heard Smith say the NFL* is looking forward to going to court and is very confident....that they will uphold the 4 games to send a message to the league that they are serious about teams following rules and that their goal was to keep the suspension at 4 games(that is a victory according to Smith no matter what happens in court). According to Smith its all about refusing to turn over phone records and the decision will come down in the next 24 to 48 hours.

Looking forward???????!!!???

Yeah just as I am looking forward to my eventual death

Gronkowski123 · Jul 28, 2015

Silver Blue&Red said:
Are you kidding me??? If this were true, the MFL wold have had TB hanging from the rafters, long ago. BSPN just trying to drag Brady thru the mud once again. Stephen A, please. Yeah, another man of "integrity". If this isn't true, add to the defamation pile

stephen a ...the same guy who loves floyd mayweather. and defends him at all times.

ViperGTS · Jul 28, 2015

I can't even. I come here to discuss football and Stephen A has me having flashbacks to nights watching The Wire. Damn Omar..

Patsfanin Philly · Jul 28, 2015

PATSNUTme said:
Does anyone think that Brady's lawyer would actually allow him to destroy his cell phone?

No but the attorney probably told him, "get a new phone" and put the old one away. That way any text messages between us ( attorney-client) will always stay between us and even if you give up the phone, you don't have to worry about it falling in the wrong hands or getting leaked...
Then it becomes "Brady got a new phone". Yeah, anybody with a brain would have as well if they ever thought they might have to give up their phone in a court case..

pats_premi · Jul 28, 2015

Stephen A Smith is Troy Vincent's *****. He is just bluffing on Troy Vincent's behave. Eff him.

manxman2601 · Jul 28, 2015

Beat up a woman - 4 game ban

Beat up a phone - 4 game ban

Guts · Jul 28, 2015

Deflate gate started in January something big like Brady destroying his phone would have been big news and leaked way earlier...

YOUGOTMOSSED · Jul 28, 2015

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the cell phone provider keep records of texts and emails in case you accidentally lose or destroy your phone?

I hope this story is a sign that the matter is heading to court because I really want to get to the bottom of all this.

grux · Jul 28, 2015

JR4 said:
If you were Kraft, knowing the hate against PATs, would you take a chance by leaving
your Hall of Fame Coach's fate up to some court or appeal process?
If there is even a vague reference to banning BB why let legal beagles twist it to justify the
banning action?

I have no idea why Kraft would even remotely agree to a lifetime ban for Belichick. The tapping was legal but the camera was in the wrong place. That offense doesn't warrant a life time ban from the *NFL.

grux · Jul 28, 2015

PatsWSB47 said:
Just heard Smith say the NFL* is looking forward to going to court and is very confident....that they will uphold the 4 games to send a message to the league that they are serious about teams following rules and that their goal was to keep the suspension at 4 games(that is a victory according to Smith no matter what happens in court). According to Smith its all about refusing to turn over phone records and the decision will come down in the next 24 to 48 hours.

I couldn't be happier if this is true. I wanted this to go to court from the beginning.

VectorPrime · Jul 28, 2015

There is literally nothing on ESPN's main page about this. Can we safely assume that this was a lie?

Please god I don't ask for much

ctpatsfan77 · Jul 28, 2015

grux said:
I have no idea why Kraft would even remotely agree to a lifetime ban for Belichick. The tapping was legal but the camera was in the wrong place. That offense doesn't warrant a life time ban from the *NFL.

People sometimes use "ban" to mean "suspend for a significant amount of time."

In any case, that part of the story makes no sense whatsoever, since it implies that the league conveniently "forgot" they had said that, only remembered it after Kraft started fighting, and then gave him the "choice" of dropping the appeal or having Belichick suspended too.

Oswlek · Jul 28, 2015

PatsWSB47 said:
that they will uphold the 4 games to send a message to the league that they are serious about teams following rules and that their goal was to keep the suspension at 4 games

At least SAS got this right. The league has been steadfast in their resolve to find and severely penalize an infraction and then justify upholding the penalty by any means necessary. Notice how the wording strongly indicates that the goal was never to actually determine if anything actually happened, just to make an example.

JMC00 · Jul 28, 2015

Rob0729 said:
Sounds like Stephen A Smith is going all in with his silliness today:

https://twitter.com/stephenasmith/status/626043324751867904

Absolutely shameless. "Listen to my show, so you can hear me talk about hypotheticals to a unconfirmed report that I don't even have the balls to stand by"

NJPatsfan26 · Jul 28, 2015

Oswlek said:
At least SAS got this right. The league has been steadfast in their resolve to find and severely penalize an infraction and then justify upholding the penalty by any means necessary. Notice how the wording strongly indicates that the goal was never to actually determine if anything actually happened, just to make an example.

primetime · Jul 28, 2015

YOUGOTMOSSED said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the cell phone provider keep records of texts and emails in case you accidentally lose or destroy your phone?

I hope this story is a sign that the matter is heading to court because I really want to get to the bottom of all this.

Yes, and they can be very easily subpoenaed. Anyone who paid attention to the Hernandez trial would know that, since Aaron's first thing to do was (super idiotically) destroy his cell phone.

GaryfromTO · Jul 28, 2015

Look, we all know this is more BS from ESPN, but even it were true, Favre only got a $50,000 fine for not providing his cell phone. A far cry from a 4 game suspension.

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