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I'm sure this has been discussed at length somewhere but I'm at work and don't have time to search everywhere.
I know the judge will be ruling on whether the NFL violated the CBA, not if Brady and the Pats are innocent. But my question is does the judge have the power to drop the suspension if he finds that not enough proof was provided to merit the penalties in the first place? Could he read the Wells report before Wednesday and just say it's flawed and incomplete and can't be used as a basis for penalties?
Does the CBA give the NFL the power to disclipine freely even if nothing can be proven? And a judge just has to live with it?
I know the judge will be ruling on whether the NFL violated the CBA, not if Brady and the Pats are innocent. But my question is does the judge have the power to drop the suspension if he finds that not enough proof was provided to merit the penalties in the first place? Could he read the Wells report before Wednesday and just say it's flawed and incomplete and can't be used as a basis for penalties?
Does the CBA give the NFL the power to disclipine freely even if nothing can be proven? And a judge just has to live with it?