FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- Tom Brady has authorized the NFLPA to appeal his case in federal court after learning his 4-game suspension would stick Tuesday.
The NFLPA released a statement Tuesday after the NFL announced that the quarterback’s 4-game suspension was going to be upheld. This comes after allegations that Brady and the Patriots deflated game balls during the AFC Championship game earlier this year.
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In their statement, the organization said the NFL commissioner's decision "did nothing to address the legal deficiencies of due process."
The statement also says the NFL is "stuck with the following facts:"
- The NFL had no policy that applied to players;
- The NFL provided no notice of any such policy or potential discipline to players;
- The NFL resorted to a nebulous standard of "general awareness" to predicate a legally unjustified punishment;
- The NFL had no procedures in place until two days ago to test air pressure in footballs; and
- The NFL violated the plain meaning of the collective bargaining agreement.
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The statement went on to say, "The fact that the NFL would resort to basing a suspension on a smoke screen of irrelevant text messages instead of admitting that they have all of the phone records they asked for is a new low, even for them, but it does nothing to correct their errors."
They ended by saying that they will be appealing the decision on behalf of the quarterback.
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