Official Brady vs. NFL Federal Court 8/12 Thread (LIVE UPDATES)

Do we think this will drag out into September? This is so absurd.

"Accept our 6th grade book report quality investigation and then we'll talk about settling Tommy!"

This judge should rip Roger and Co. a new one

the nfl networks coverage is so over the top.
wish they cared this much about hardy/ray rice/the other scumbags...even hernandez. nfl network avoided him all together!

And to think this all started because of a K Ball likely stolen by an NFL official during the Ravens playoff game. Switched in a new one and the Ravens blamed the Patriots. Ravens tell Colts then the NFL guy steals another K Ball at that game.

I really hate these clowns in the NFL. They have proven their true scumbaggery throughout this entire saga.

And just when you think they can't stoop any lower they do exactly that.

If Brady ever lost his mind and decided to accept the joke of a report you just know what the NFL would do next. "See that!?! Brady admits he cheated! Therefore the 4 game suspension stands!"

tom has arrived!
looking sharp!

Listening guys like Adam Jones, they talk about how it is more about the games for Goodell. But Goodell needs Brady to either take blame or throw Jastremski and McNally under the bus to justify this witch hunt.

The fact that the NFL refuses to talk settlement unless Brady accepts the Wells report as fact is ridiculous and clearly not in good faith.

I truly hope that Berman reams the NFL, including Goodell. In fact, I said it before. I'd love if Berman had Goodell arrested on the spot for Contempt of Court.. Pretty sure that would give the owners cause to fire him.. Not to mention cause him to miss the contempt of court hearing with Judge Doty..

This is being broadcast on NFLN??

pretty much the definition of a witch hunt.

"Listen just tell us your a witch, and maybe we wont burn you alive"

the problem with goodell's "bad cop" routine, is 1.) hes a chump, but more importantly, goodell is also trying to be the "good cop" and he comes off like the batman villian 2 face, but not the dark knight version, the joel shumaker tommy lee jones version.

ProFootballTalk ‏@ProFootballTalk 1m1 minute ago
Tom Brady should offer to accept 11 of 12 pages of the Ted Wells report.

NYDN Sports I-Team‏@NYDNSportsITeam
Roger Goodell just arrived at US Courthouse -- to a chorus of boos --for #Deflategate hearing


STEVE BURTON ‏@STEVEBURTONWBZ 9m9 minutes ago
Tom Brady arriving at the court house a few minutes after Roger Goodell.


Derek ‏@TB12Silvestro 1m1 minute ago
Brady lookin like a freakin boss. #FreeBrady

Jean-François Musy ‏@jfmusy 21s22 seconds ago
RT NYDailyNews "RT PPVSRB: Roger Goodell arrived at the courthouse to a smattering of boos. Tom Brady got a few cheers. "Give 'em hell Tom!…

Gronkowski123 said:

tom has arrived!
looking sharp!

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But, but, but...they said Brady didn't want to be there and he would chicken out and try and get special permission to call in.

robertweathers said:

Id ask lawyers to chime in here but yes. If Brady recants on his testimony and admits guilt and court has already recognizes the appeal hearing as sworn court documents he would essentially be screwed.

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Excerpt copied from this article (more than any layman would probably want to read of arbitration).

Many states’ definitions of perjury include a requirement that the lying occur under oath in an “official proceeding.” Often, the definition of “official proceeding” only extends to “legislative, judicial, administrative or other governmental agency” proceedings. . . . These statutes are ambiguous, at best, as to whether they apply in arbitration. Another handful of states prohibit lying under oath more generally. These states include: . . . New York . . . .

Arbitration proceedings in New York so

S 210.05 Perjury in the third degree.
A person is guilty of perjury in the third degree when he swears falsely.
Perjury in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

S 210.25 Perjury; defense.
In any prosecution for perjury, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant retracted his false statement in the course of the proceeding in which it was made before such false statement substantially affected the proceeding and before it became manifest that its falsity was or would be exposed.

T Town Sports ‏@TTownSports1 13m13 minutes ago
Goodell arrives at the court house to boos and fans yelling "he's a liar" #patriots

Chiuba E. Obele said:

NYDN Sports I-Team‏@NYDNSportsITeam
Roger Goodell just arrived at US Courthouse -- to a chorus of boos --for #Deflategate hearing


STEVE BURTON ‏@STEVEBURTONWBZ 9m9 minutes ago
Tom Brady arriving at the court house a few minutes after Roger Goodell.

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did brady get some sort of hair transplant???

Chiuba E. Obele said:

STEVE BURTON ‏@STEVEBURTONWBZ 9m9 minutes ago
Tom Brady arriving at the court house a few minutes after Roger Goodell.

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Brady is looking like classic 50's Sean Connery, can't go wrong. I would rule in favor of him just because of that.