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Tom Brady suspended four games over Deflategate

By Josh Hill

Jan 18, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) hushes the crowd during the second quarter against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 18, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) hushes the crowd during the second quarter against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tom Brady has been suspended four games for his involvement in the Defltegate scandal, something that is unprecedented in more than one way. 

After hearing that one of their star players was involved in a scandal that effected the competitiveness of the game, the NFL has dropped the hammer on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

There was speculation that Brady could be suspended for a game or two over his involvement in Deflategate, but the NFL went above and beyond to let the Patriots and Brady know they were serious about this being a big deal.

According to Adam Schefter from ESPN, the NFL has suspended Tom Brady four games in the 2015 season and fined the Patriots $1 million. In addition to that, the NFL has taken away the Patriots 2016 1st round draft pick and their 2017 4th round pick.

Suspending Tom Brady is unprecedented and will send a loud message to the rest of the league that everything from beating your wife to deflating a football will result in Roger Goodell playing judge, jury and executioner in your fate — and the hammer will come down hard.

The NFL isn’t messing around when it comes to being fair about being crazy with it’s punishments. You may have thought the NFL was just going after guys on the second and third their of stardom, but that has only given them a thirst for premium blood at the highest levels of it’s hierarchy.

A lot of this probably stems from so many folks saying Roger Goodell won’t touch a flagship franchise like the Patriots — basically daring a man who gets off on going after non-criminals in his league to punish his poster boy quarterback.

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