Guest Sports News Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 [attach=full]21601[/attach]New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is expected this week to formally appeal his four-game suspension over his role in "Deflategate," in what would be the latest test for a league whose sanctioning policies have come under intense scrutiny. Brady, a four-time Super Bowl champion and one of the National Football League's marquee players, has said he will appeal the penalty, handed down on Monday for his part in deflating footballs for the AFC title game in January. The appeal, which must be lodged by Thursday at 5 p.m. ET (2100 GMT), would follow a flurry of questions about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's handling of other high-profile cases, including criticism that he was initially too lenient on star running back Ray Rice, who was at first suspended for two games and fined $500,000 in a domestic abuse incident. The NFL took a harder-than-usual line with Brady following outcry over its handling of the domestic abuse cases and accusations by former players that it concealed information related to head injuries that might occur while playing, according to Michael Cramer, director of the Texas Program in Sports and Media at the University of Texas-Austin. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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