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I've seen here and heard in the media that Kraft's deciding not to pursuing action against the NFL was throwing Brady under the bus.
http://wellsreportcontext.com/
In retrospect, I think the rebuttal of the Wells report served two purposes. First, had Kraft found support by some of the other owners to appeal he would use the stuff in the rebuttal for his appeal. But he did not find support by the owners, and knowing his contractual obligations as a franchise owner, he decided it was a losing battle.
But secondly, the information in the rebuttal does give Brady more ammo to use in his appeal of the suspension or bringing suit against the NFL if the suspension is vacated . I think Kraft knew this. Now you hear D. Smith citing some of the rebuttal info. You hear guys like Curran saying that Brady stands an excellent chance to win either in appeal or in court, using some of the info in the rebuttal.
So, even if I don't agree with Kraft's deciding to fold, I can understand why he did it. And, I think he spent all the time and money putting together the rebuttal to help out Brady in his appeal or suit.
Am I wrong?
http://wellsreportcontext.com/
In retrospect, I think the rebuttal of the Wells report served two purposes. First, had Kraft found support by some of the other owners to appeal he would use the stuff in the rebuttal for his appeal. But he did not find support by the owners, and knowing his contractual obligations as a franchise owner, he decided it was a losing battle.
But secondly, the information in the rebuttal does give Brady more ammo to use in his appeal of the suspension or bringing suit against the NFL if the suspension is vacated . I think Kraft knew this. Now you hear D. Smith citing some of the rebuttal info. You hear guys like Curran saying that Brady stands an excellent chance to win either in appeal or in court, using some of the info in the rebuttal.
So, even if I don't agree with Kraft's deciding to fold, I can understand why he did it. And, I think he spent all the time and money putting together the rebuttal to help out Brady in his appeal or suit.
Am I wrong?
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