If Brady chooses to, he still has the right to appeal to the Supreme Court, but you have to wonder if he has had enough, and will finally accept his suspension.
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A federal appeals court has rejected Tom Brady’s attempt to get a new hearing on his “Deflategate” suspension.
The court denied a petition by Brady and the NFL’s Players Association to have the full Second Circuit sit en banc and void the suspension imposed by an National Football League executive and upheld by Commissioner Roger Goodell.
To start the 2016 season, Brady and the Pats will face the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans, and Buffalo Bills, respectively. His first game back would be at the Browns on October 9. “Per NFL rules, Brady will not be allowed to appear at the Patriots facility or have any contact with the team, including the coaching staff, during the four-week suspension”. The country’s highest court hears between 7,000 and 8,000 cases every year, and only 80 are heard, according to sports attorney Darren Heitner.
If Brady does indeed miss the season’s first four games, the Patriots would go with Jimmy Garoppolo as their starting quarterback. If Brady petitions the Supreme Court, his legal team could first ask the 2nd Circuit court for a stay of its decision.
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The Patriots were docked $1 million and two draft picks for the scandal that has come to be known as Deflategate.
