Tom Brady suspended again

Just to be clear, this is not a ruling on the facts of the case. Any evidence of Brady's wrongdoing is problematic at best, non-existent garbage at worst. The CBA effectively gives the NFL the ability to appoint itself as the arbitrator in a binding arbitration, and the only appeal that can be made as a result of past SCOTUS rulings is based on procedure. So long as the NFL follows the rules its laid out, it can discipline as it wills.

It could throw Brady out of the league, force Rodgers to take a year without pay, and so on, without any particular need to justify its decision-making. As long as it does so using the strict procedures it's given, there's absolutely no legal recourse for the players. That's messed up on a lot of levels, but it's the state of the law and the CBA as it is now.

People are stupid. Case in Point, Hillary will be our next Pres. Judges are people too.

Anyone foresee a Bledsoe situation where Goatroppolo lights it up the first 4 games and Belichick sticks with him the rest of the season?

could of been worse if u think about it.
goodell could of given 10 games if he wanted to. cba gives him all power,,

Patsfanin Philly said:

And the ESPN only linked to the majority decision. not Katzmann's dissent...

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Unless they posted a revised PDF that deletes those pages, it should be in the back of the decision.

archstanton543 said:

Because they have one of the worst unions out there. Seriously.

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This. The NFLPA is terrible.

ViperGTS said:

They are corrupt as all hell. They have been paid off. Either with money or other benefits. Republiturd, Demiturd it doesn't matter. Sooner people realize this we can save this country. There is so much wrong here. It's impact is far from just TB and the Patriots.

To tell a federal judge thst he has to rule, and rule hoe they want is very totalitarian. I was unaware of such a process.

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Yeah, pretty much. **** like this is why I left the democratic party a while ago. If they want to be corporate whores then I guess that's their prerogative, but they sure as hell don't represent me or any of my interests.

Translation: You and your union agreed to it Tom, too bad, deal with it.

Amazing.

time for time to go rouge, no more mr nice guy.

Damn... the 2nd Circuit basically cut Berman's balls off on this one.

In reversing Judge Berman, however, the Second Circuit opted to rule on all open issues,blocking any further effort by Judge Berman to defeat the suspension.

Second Circuit slams door on Judge Berman scrapping Brady suspension again

this doesn't make me angry, because I already was. but seeing this today makes me nauseated. just ridiculous.

I still can't believe the membership re-elected DeMaurice Smith in the NFLPA presidential election.

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Translation: You and your union agreed to it Tom, too bad, deal with it.

Amazing.

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And thus making the NFL an organization full of thugs and asshats

primetime said:

I still can't believe the membership re-elected DeMaurice Smith in the NFLPA presidential election.

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Football players have never been accused of being smart people.

scott99 said:

Honestly, all you season ticket holders should really think about cancelling your season tickets. Money talks.

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Stop buying Macaroni and Cheese.

BradyFTW! said:

Football players have never been accused of being smart people.

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Still think they should have voted in the guy who served as Revis' advisor. We may not have liked him (though it worked out for the Patriots in the end), but he's a shark, at least, to Smith's conciliatory minnow.

EatSleepWinRepeat said:

Anyone foresee a Bledsoe situation where Goatroppolo lights it up the first 4 games and Belichick sticks with him the rest of the season?

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No but I could see Jimmy G. being Steve Young to Brady's Montana if Jimmy G gets off to a hot start and the team is 4-0.

primetime said:

Still think they should have voted in the guy who served as Revis' advisor. We may not have liked him (though it worked out for the Patriots in the end), but he's a shark, at least, to Smith's conciliatory minnow.

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His uncle?

primetime said:

Have a friend who's one of those lawyers who's obsessed with SCOTUS and no fan of the Patriots, and he suggested the issues that it raises in terms of workplace discipline may be of interest to the Court.

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Hope he is right.

If Trump wins he will appoint the next SC justice.