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I can see him, if this doesn't go his way, saying 'eff you!" to Kraft and the NFL. He's got nothing to prove. He's got more money than he can spend. He took a discount because Kraft asked him to, and when Brady needed help, Kraft walked away from HIM and stood in solidarity with the other owners and the league.
TFB, the GOAT, could easily say "Up Yours!" to Kraft because ownership stabbed him in the back. It'd mess up the league, and call all sorts of difficult questions to Goodell and his thug monkey's laps. He could do it and be fully justified in doing it.
If Goodell doesn't lift the suspension fully, he risks causing far more serious PR issues for the league.
Imagine if Kraft came to Brady and told him to just take whatever punishment his buddy doled out. I could see Brady basically say he is retiring. Or better yet, demand a trade.
if your Brady, would you want to play for a guy who owes everything he has to you, and yet stabbed you in the back. I could see him piling a Carson Palmer and just refusing to play again until he is traded.
And I wouldn't blame him if he did. In fact this lifelong Pats fan's loyalties would go with Brady to another team.