NEW YORK — Quarterback Tom Brady’s last best chance to avoid serving a four-game “Deflategate” suspension to start the new season was flatly rejected Wednesday by an appeals court. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued a one-sentence rejection of requests by the National Football League Players Association and Tom Brady to reconsider […]
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Tom Brady to appeal reinstatement of 4-game suspension
NEW YORK — Tom Brady will appeal his four-game suspension by the NFL, seeking a second hearing before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court. The decision by the New England Patriots quarterback was confirmed Monday by NFL Players Association spokesman George Atallah. If the appeal is denied by the full panel, Brady could try to take […]
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Appeals court reinstates Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension
NEW YORK — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady must serve a four-game “Deflategate” suspension imposed by the NFL, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, overturning a lower judge and siding with the league in a battle with the players union. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled […]
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Tom Brady’s ‘Deflategate’ suspension back in court today
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leaves federal court in New York on Aug. 31, 2015. Three federal judges will hear the NFL’s appeal of the lifting of New England quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension in “Deflategate.” The three judges were listed Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, on the court’s website. NEW YORK — NFL union […]
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Tom Brady signs 2-year contract extension with Patriots
Quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have agreed to a two-year extension on Brady’s contract, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. That would keep Brady playing for the Patriots through the 2019 season. No salary figures have been released yet. Brady is scheduled to cost $15 million toward the team’s salary cap next […]
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Tom Brady says ankle not the worst injury he’s had
Data curated by PointAfter Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he is heading for treatment on his right ankle after Miami pass rusher Ndamukong Suh landed on it in Sunday’s game. Brady walked gingerly after the play. He remained in the game for a time, but backup Jimmy Garoppolo replaced him in the fourth quarter. Brady […]
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Bethel girl gets her Christmas wish, meets Tom Brady
Hailey Steward got her No. 1 Christmas wish this year: to meet Tom Brady. The 8-year-old from Bethel, who is battling b-cell leukemia for the second time, got her Christmas wish Friday when Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback, sent Steward a video, which was posted online, inviting her to visit Saturday. “Hi Hailey, it’s Tom Brady. […]
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Tom Brady endorses Donald Trump for president
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw his support behind presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday, hours before the second Republican debate. The Super Bowl MVP, whose four-game suspension for using deflated footballs was recently overturned by a judge, says he thinks his golf partner can win. “I hope so,” he said. “It […]
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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 […]