5 important questions Judge Berman asked lawyers for Tom Brady and the NFL
Federal Judge Richard Berman touched on most elements of the Deflategate scandal while hearing Tom Brady’s appeal of a four-game suspension Wednesday. The judge even disputed the name, noting that it had been mislabeled a “-gate’’ scandal.
He almost comically mentioned facts fans and media members have harped on, tossing around the idea that Brady should have been able to notice the footballs were deflated. And the judge reiterated what so many Patriots fans have said: Brady was better in the second half of the AFC Championship Game with fully inflated balls.
But when Berman did get around to asking questions, they were pointed. Often, they were questions to which the sporting world has been dying for answers. Thanks to New York Daily Newsreporter Stephen Brown’s coverage of Wednesday’s hearing, we’ve got some answers.
1. Where is the evidence?
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More of that dialogue:
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2. Does it matter that Brady was better with fully-inflated footballs?
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3. What does “generally aware’’ mean?
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This appears to be Nash’s answer to the question.
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4. Why didn’t Brady cooperate with his cellphone?
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There are a few answers to this question.
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5. Why would assistants deflate balls without Brady’s order?
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In addition to the questions, there was also one simple takeaway from Wednesday’s events.
No one won on Wednesday.
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The parties will reconvene in court on August 19.
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