March 03, 2016
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had the authority to uphold a four-game suspension for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady after the star signal caller failed to cooperate in the Deflategate scandal investigation, the league's lawyer told the Second Circuit at oral arguments in Manhattan on Thursday.
March 01, 2016
The Second Circuit is set to question lawyers for the NFL and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on Thursday afternoon as the Deflategate case continues, and labor law experts say the case will likely hinge on whether the appellate court finds grounds to meddle in league arbitration matters.
December 21, 2015
The NFL told the Second Circuit on Monday that Commissioner Roger Goodell's decision to uphold a four-game suspension of New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady for his alleged role in Deflategate was "eminently reasonable," arguing that the commissioner's decision should be enforced.
December 07, 2015
The National Football League Players Association and superstar New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell does not have "carte blanche" to uphold Brady's four-game suspension for his alleged role in the Deflategate scandal, urging the Second Circuit to affirm a lower court ruling that tossed the suspension in the parties' opening brief filed Monday.