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From one of those "other" sites:
Tom Brady will not be joining his teammates when the 2016 regular season kicks off on Sept. 11.
According to Reuters, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reinstated the New England Patriots quarterback’s suspension stemming from Deflategate.
A two-thirds decision was the threshold for that to transpire.
The league’s initial discipline was handed down last May, before U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman vacated Brady’s four-game ban in September before the start of the 2015 season.
But this March, both the NFL and the NFL Players Association returned to court, with the former arguing that it was commissioner Roger Goodell’s right to uphold Brady’s suspension as arbiter, that Judge Berman overstepped Goodell’s legal power as detailed under Article 46 of the collective bargaining agreement, for “conduct detrimental to the integrity of, or public confidence in, the game of professional football.”
"Our review of the record yields the firm conclusion that the Commissioner properly exercised his broad discretion," the appeals court stated Monday.
Brady will miss the opener against the Arizona Cardinals, as well as matchups with the Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills. The soon-to-be 39-year-old is slated to return for a 1 p.m. kickoff versus the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 9.
Until then, Jimmy Garoppolo is penciled in as New England's starter under center. Garoppolo, a 2014 second-round pick by way of Eastern Illinois, has appeared in 11 career games to go 20-of-31 passing for 188 yards and one touchdown.
From one of those "other" sites:
Tom Brady will not be joining his teammates when the 2016 regular season kicks off on Sept. 11.
According to Reuters, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reinstated the New England Patriots quarterback’s suspension stemming from Deflategate.
A two-thirds decision was the threshold for that to transpire.
The league’s initial discipline was handed down last May, before U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman vacated Brady’s four-game ban in September before the start of the 2015 season.
But this March, both the NFL and the NFL Players Association returned to court, with the former arguing that it was commissioner Roger Goodell’s right to uphold Brady’s suspension as arbiter, that Judge Berman overstepped Goodell’s legal power as detailed under Article 46 of the collective bargaining agreement, for “conduct detrimental to the integrity of, or public confidence in, the game of professional football.”
"Our review of the record yields the firm conclusion that the Commissioner properly exercised his broad discretion," the appeals court stated Monday.
Brady will miss the opener against the Arizona Cardinals, as well as matchups with the Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills. The soon-to-be 39-year-old is slated to return for a 1 p.m. kickoff versus the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 9.
Until then, Jimmy Garoppolo is penciled in as New England's starter under center. Garoppolo, a 2014 second-round pick by way of Eastern Illinois, has appeared in 11 career games to go 20-of-31 passing for 188 yards and one touchdown.
