If you’ve time traveled to April of 2016 to escape the agony of Deflategate, you haven’t gone far enough.
Brady has been suspended for the first four games of this season for his role in Deflategate and while he gathers the best legal team since OJ his owner is pissed. Quote thanks to CBS Sports & The Patriots:
“I share in our fans’ anger and frustration with the penalties the league has levied, and the entire process and how it was conducted. But please trust that I am always trying to do what I believe is best for this franchise, and pledge that I will always continue to do that.”
He also mentioned he thought of Tom as a son and that he is an exceptional person with the highest level of integrity. While on the other side, Goodell brought up retaining the rights they negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement was the major factor in the time and resources spent on fighting their fight, rather than the deflating of footballs.
This story is far from over, so time travelers, you might want to try a hundred years just to be safe.