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Top 10 personal feuds in NFL history

By Patrick Morgan

Jan 9, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Wallace Gilberry (95) talks with referee John Parry (132) during the fourth quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card playoff football game at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Wallace Gilberry (95) talks with referee John Parry (132) during the fourth quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card playoff football game at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports /
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5. Tom Brady vs. Roger Goodell

Feb 2, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (left) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pose with the Pete Rozelle trophy during the Super Bowl XLIX-Winning Head Coach and MVP Press Conference at Media Center-Press Conference Room B. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 2, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (left) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pose with the Pete Rozelle trophy during the Super Bowl XLIX-Winning Head Coach and MVP Press Conference at Media Center-Press Conference Room B. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

Of course, the only logical place to go from Spygate’s Jets/Pats feud is to Deflategate’s Pats/NFL feud, exemplified most profoundly in the ongoing legal battle between Roger Goodell and Tom Brady. Already carrying the onus of cheating allegations, the last thing New England needed was another major scandal, but that’s exactly what they got when the Indianapolis Colts tipped the league off to underinflated footballs in last year’s AFC Championship Game.

The weeks leading up to the Super Bowl were dominated by bizarre press conferences and conflicting media reports, and the shadow of Deflategate cast a pall over the entire NFL offseason. Brady was suspended the first four games of the 2015 season and the Pats were docked a first round draft pick and levied a substantial fine. Brady appealed his suspension, lost, then took league commissioner Goodell and the NFL to court.

Judge Richard Berman somewhat unexpectedly sided with Brady and exonerated the quarterback, though the league continues to appeal the decision. It’s just the latest in the ongoing deterioration of relations between the NFL and its former golden boy.

Next: 4. Al Davis vs. Mike Shanahan

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