Game balls deflated or improperly inflated or whatever — it is all a big joke. How come the officials on the field, who handle the ball many times, did not notice any difference in the footballs in use? Were they sleeping? Why jump on Tom Brady? Jump on the officials. Robert Poisson, Lewiston
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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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Locals say Brady suspension too much
LEWISTON — Eleven-year-old Koby Lafata of Wales wanted to know: “Will Tom Brady be at training camp on Thursday?” The NFL announced Tuesday that Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the decision to suspend Brady for the first four games of the regular season for his role in using underinflated footballs during the AFC championship game last […]
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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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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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T. Gaudette: Time for Tom to go
The San Francisco 49ers watched Joe Montana go to Kansas City. The Packers watched Brett Favre leave. Those two teams had built-in fixes — Steve Young and Aaron Rogers, respectively. Enter Jimmy Garoppolo. I know that it is tough to swallow, but Tom Brady’s act has gotten old. Due to lack of pass protection and […]