NFL will appeal Deflategate decision
The NFL isn’t giving up its Deflategate fight yet.
Hours after U.S. District court judge Richard M. Berman issued his decision vacating the suspension levied on Tom Brady for his role in the scandal, the NFL announced it would appeal.
The full statement is as follows:
We are grateful to Judge Berman for hearing this matter, but respectfully disagree with today’s decision. We will appeal today’s ruling in order to uphold the collectively bargained responsibility to protect the integrity of the game. The commissioner’s responsibility to secure the competitive fairness of our game is a paramount principle, and the league and our 32 clubs will continue to pursue a path to that end. While the legal phase of this process continues, we look forward to focusing on football and the opening of the regular season.
The timeline of Deflategate
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