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Deflategate

Judge Berman offered free coffee for life at Dunkin Donuts in Maine

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman is the man who set Tom Brady free on Thursday by vacating Brady’s four-game suspension, and at least one donut shop in New England wants to thank Berman for his service. If Berman is ever in the great …

Roger Goodell

Roger Goodell announces NFL will appeal Tom Brady decision

The NFL has no intention of letting Deflategate die in the immediate future. Shortly after U.S. District Court Judge Berman vacated Tom Brady’s four game suspension, Roger Goodell issued a statement confirming the league will appeal the ruling. …

Tom Brady

Judge Berman basically mocked ‘independence’ of Ted Wells report

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman did not buy that the Ted Wells investigation was truly independent, and he made that incredibly clear on Thursday when issuing a 40-page ruling explaining the decision to overturn Tom Brady’s four-game …

Patriots celebrate on social media after Tom Brady’s suspension vacated

The New England Patriots are so excited, and they just can’t hide it. Almost immediately after a judge ruled on Thursday to overturn Tom Brady’s four-game suspension, the Patriots did some not-so-subtle boasting on social media. All they …

Tom Brady

Tom Brady has four-game suspension vacated

Tom Brady’s four-game suspension has officially been vacated. The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman ruled in favor of Brady and the NFL Players Association on Thursday. Here’s the only line from …

Jay Feely

Jay Feely told Deflategate judge about 2009 incident with Jets kicking ball

Jay Feely is a member of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee, and the former NFL kicker has a story from his playing days that U.S. District Judge Richard Berman may have found relevant to the Deflategate case. Feely attended …

Bob McNair Texans

Bob McNair: Patriots caused problem by not cooperating with Deflategate

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair believes the Patriots are to blame for the Deflategate scandal in large part because they did not cooperate with the NFL’s investigation. McNair joined Mike Meltser and Seth Payne on Texans Radio Tuesday and …

Tom Brady

Report: NFL offered to cut Tom Brady suspension to 3 games if he admitted guilt

Tom Brady and the NFL were never going to reach a settlement in the Deflategate case despite the urging of U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman, and the reasons why have become extremely clear in recent weeks. Gary Myers of the New York Daily …

Dave Portnoy holds ‘Chris Mortensen lies’ sign on ESPN broadcast (Video)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady met with Roger Goodell and the NFL very briefly in Manhattan federal court on Monday. It took about five minutes to determine that no settlement would be reached, but that was enough time for the official …

deflated football

Mike Florio ‘begged’ NFL for actual Deflategate numbers before Super Bowl

NFL officials were so intent on not correcting the false Deflategate report that helped shape the coverage of the scandal that they turned down at least one “begging” reporter who was seeking the truth. During an appearance on …

Chris Mortensen

Chris Mortensen denies being played by NFL source about Deflategate, says Krafts apologized to him

Chris Mortensen denies that he was played by an NFL source regarding Deflategate, even though his initial report — which later proved to be false — helped kick the scandal into high gear and made the Patriots look a lot worse than the …

Donald Trump

Donald Trump rips Roger Goodell for mistreatment of ‘great friend’ Tom Brady

Donald Trump was one of the first people to defend Tom Brady after the Ted Wells report was released, and the Republican presidential candidate has not backed down from his stance. In an interview with FOX Business earlier this week, Trump ripped …

Chris Mortensen

Chris Mortensen had awesome quote about bad Patriots reporting in 2008

I’m not usually one to take something a person did or said eight years ago and throw it in his or her face, but this is just too good to pass up. Early Thursday morning, ESPN apologized to the New England Patriots after its employees made …

Tom Brady

If a judge doesn’t accept the Ted Wells report, why should Tom Brady?

The NFL and NFL Players Association had their second hearing in front of U.S. District Judge Richard Berman on Wednesday, and one very important theme seems to have emerged — the man who may end up deciding the Deflategate outcome doesn’t …

Tom Brady

Report: Tom Brady willing to accept suspension for not cooperating

Tom Brady is willing to miss at least one regular season game as a result of the Deflategate scandal, but the wording in any potential settlement is of great importance to the New England Patriots quarterback. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that …

Tom Brady

Tom Brady travels to New York, but settlement talks go nowhere

Tom Brady was surprisingly absent from practice on Tuesday morning. The New England Patriots quarterback traveled to New York to continue settlement talks with the NFL, but he ended up leaving with no progress being made. In fact, U.S. District Court …

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