Here’s how Tom Brady’s appeals will work
The fight may be just beginning for Tom Brady. Facing a four-game ban without pay for his role in the Deflategate scandal, Brady’s agent, Don Yee, announced Monday evening that his client will appeal that suspension.
“We will appeal, and if the hearing officer is completely independent and neutral, I am very confident the Wells Report will be exposed as an incredibly frail exercise in fact-finding and logic,’’ Yee said in a statement Monday.
According to the NFL’s 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement, Brady has three business days after receiving written notification of the punishment to formerly file his appeal, either on his own or through the NFLPA. A hearing should commence within 10 days of the NFL’s receipt of the appeal. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, following consultation with the NFLPA’s executive director, DeMaurice Smith, can appoint an officer to hear Brady’s appeal. The appellate officer will then hear Brady’s argument and make a ruling on whether to uphold, reduce, or eliminate the four-game ban. Brady can choose the option to accept advice or representation from the NFLPA in the ensuing process.
Timeline of Deflategate
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