With the NFL stating they will appeal..

[mikey m]

Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. The appeal is limited to the records of the case before Berman -- the briefs and exhibits submitted by the parties, the transcripts of the oral arguments, and Berman's decision. That's it.

The appeal is all about whether or not Berman made any mistakes of law. There's not going to be any new evidence, no subpoenas, no new anything.

Ah thanks for the info. I got sucked into the whole "if they keep this going both sides will have to provide EVERYTHING" thing. But DiCaprio can still tell the judge that Goodell f***ing sucks right? On an unrelated note, I just remembered I got a C in Business Law.

 

[DaBruinz]

I agree with this with the clarification that Goodell has nothing personal against Brady. For Goodell, this was all about resurrecting his image as a hard-nosed, incorruptible protector of the NFL shield after the Ray Rice fiasco. The fact that Goodell and Kraft were widely perceived to be best buddies before all this happened made things worse for both the Patriots and Brady. For how better to show how incorruptible you are than by hammering the team owned by your supposed best friend? This whole thing has been like a morality tale of what happens when someone only cares about appearing, but not actually being, virtuous.

I disagree with you. I think it is very personal for Goodell against Brady as Brady was the First of several big name players to agree to the NFLPA's lawsuit against the NFL during the last negotiations. I honestly don't believe that Goodell has forgiven Brady for that.

 

[flasox27]

I wonder if Bob has already written his check to help his buddy Goodell appeal the case.

 

[denverpatsfan]

So it's not over. Unbelievable! They can't just drop it. Now I'm angry again!