In a surprise decision handed down by judge Richard M. Berman, commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL lost its case against New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in federal court Thursday morning. It was also a damning blow to a league that seemed extremely confident its original decision would be upheld in a court of law.
The court ruling basically exonerates Brady of all wrongdoing for his participation in the “Deflategate” scandal that has dominated most sports headlines at ESPN and other media outlets for the better part of 7 months now. More importantly, it wiped out the original 4-game suspension that the NFL and Roger Goodell had slapped on Brady just a few months ago in arbitration.
