FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Not much new in the NFL season opener. Tom Brady was unstoppable, and so was Rob Gronkowski. Some unheralded players put on New England jerseys and looked like stars. The opposing coach, Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, raised suspicions about something untoward going on at Gillette Stadium. A 28-21 victory for the Patriots wasn’t […]
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New England Patriots, fans ready to start NFL season
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots’ fourth Super Bowl banner will be unveiled at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night. The fans will have their first chance to shower quarterback Tom Brady with adulation since a federal judge vacated the four-game suspension he was handed in the NFL’s botched “Deflategate” investigation. Oh, yeah, they’ll play […]
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Tom Brady can play; federal judge blocks NFL suspension
UPDATED 1:55 p.m.: NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says that while the league is appealing the federal judge’s decision in “Deflategate,” it isn’t seeking an emergency stay. That frees New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to play while an appeals court considers the case. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman overturned the NFL’s four-game suspension of Brady […]
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Judge to rule in ‘deflategate’ dispute between Tom Brady, NFL
NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady attended last-minute settlement talks between the NFL and its players union Monday before a judge announced he would decide the dispute over deflated footballs with a ruling in a day or two. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman said he had “no […]
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Tom Brady, NFL meet with judge but don’t reach settlement
NEW YORK — For a second day Thursday, lawyers for the NFL and its players’ union met separately with a federal judge to try to resolve their legal dispute over whether Commissioner Roger Goodell’s four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady should stand. Two hours of morning meetings occurred a day after Judge […]
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Judge encourages Tom Brady, NFL to settle ‘Deflategate’ suit
NEW YORK — A judge is urging last-minute settlement talks between the NFL, the players’ union and Tom Brady before a Wednesday hearing in the legal dispute over the superstar quarterback’s suspension for using underinflated footballs. Judge Richard Berman on Tuesday ordered the sides to have “further good faith settlement efforts” prior to the first […]
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Tom Brady arrives at NFL HQ for DeflateGate appeal
NEW YORK — Tom Brady and representatives from the players’ union are meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell at NFL headquarters as the New England quarterback appeals his four-game suspension. Brady was suspended by the league for his role in the use of deflated footballs in the AFC championship game win over Indianapolis. He arrived at […]
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Kraft says Patriots will accept NFL’s penalties
SAN FRANCISCO — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will not appeal the $1 million fine and loss of two draft choices the NFL penalized the team for its role in the use of deflated footballs in the AFC championship game. Kraft said Tuesday at the owners meetings that he was putting the league before his […]
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Video: NFL investigator says evidence showed Brady knew about deflation
ALSO ON THIS PAGE: Download the 243-page NFL report NEW YORK — The lawyer who investigated the New England Patriots insisted Tuesday that he found direct, not just circumstantial, evidence to show quarterback Tom Brady knew team employees were deflating footballs. Miffed by criticism from Brady’s agent, Ted Wells decided to take the unusual step of holding […]
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NFL says Patriots likely intentionally deflated footballs
ALSO ON THIS PAGE: Download the 243-page NFL report NEW YORK — An NFL investigation released Wednesday concluded New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs used in the AFC Championship and that quarterback Tom Brady was “at least generally aware” of the rules violations. The NFL began investigating what’s now known as “Deflategate” after the […]