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The NFL took deflate-gate very seriously, hammering the New England Patriots with unheard of punishment in the matter of deflated footballs.

The league announced that quarterback Tom Brady was suspended four games, the team was fined $1 million and will lose its 2016 first-round draft pick and a fourth-round pick in 2017. The league has been considering punishment since the release of investigator Ted Wells' report last Thursday.

That's a huge punishment considering there was no evidence Brady was directly involved and the Wells report said Patriots ownership and coach Bill Belichick weren't involved. The league said it was for violating playing rules and not cooperating fully in the investigation.

More at link.

 

[SteveWinwood]

that's it?

 

[shadowsdarknes]

But he's innocent, though.

 

[Plinko]

Posted this in the other thread:

I guess I don't get this:

Basically, because of the hefty fine and loss of draft picks, the NFL is admitting the Patriots organization cheated.

Why, then, do they get to keep the Super Bowl win?

 

[JJDinomite]

Justice

 

[CountAntonius]

 

[Malvingt2]

They should appeal...

 

[Tragicomedy]

On behalf of decent people everywhere: fuck the Pats.

We're still waiting for that apology, Mr. Kraft.

 

[Dega]

Slap on the wrist.

 

[Crisco]

Happy Birthday Cam Newton!

 

[entremet]

LMAO.

 

[Big Dog]

Weird how you let them keep the reward for their cheating. Hardly means anything once his suspension ends.

 

[LyleLanley]

Time for Jimmy to get his first ring.

 

[Zombie James]

That all cheating gets you?

 

[timetokill]

Well-orchestrated marketing for Brady's return in Game 5 against the Colts, the team he was caught cheating against.

SB win and last season's games should be vacated. Then we're talking.

 

[-tetsuo-]

I laughed

 

[djplaeskool]

Happy Birthday Cam Newton!

:jnc

 

[Kurt Angle]

brady's entourage prepping for response -

 

[Fury451]

It would've only been marginally less insulting if the NFL just didn't do anything.

 

[Sephzilla]

So they keep their Super Bowl win?

 

[GreatestHits]

Slap on the wrist.

Yup so we don't go apeshit and to keep us thinking the NFL is full of integrity
NFL is getting to be a game fit for politicians

 

[LightOfTruth]

Weird how you let them keep the reward for their cheating. Hardly means anything once his suspension ends.

lol

 

[SteveWinwood]

fuck it every team should just blatantly cheat if that's all you get

 

[LQX]

No jail time?

 

[Trey]

More than I would have thought. NFL must've felt embarrassed.

 

[kewlmyc]

Yay for them actually getting punished for it, but that seems pretty weak. Seems like anyone can cheat as long as you pay a $1 million fine, which seems like chump change to an NFL team.

 

[LyleLanley]

fuck it every team should just blatantly cheat if that's all you get

Their starting QB is out for a quarter of the season and they lose a first round pick. That's pretty harsh.

Yay for them actually getting punished for it, but that seems pretty weak. Seems like anyone can cheat as long as you pay a $1 million fine, which seems like chump change to an NFL team.

It's not the money that matters.

 

[Clydefrog]

They should have banished Brady to Siberia.

 

[Hunter S.]

 

[Lambtron]

I'm not even a Patriots fan, but this is a joke.

 

[Frog-fu]

Laughable on every front. Far too lenient.

 

[ivysaur12]

Time for Jimmy to get his first ring.

I don't know if America is ready for that face.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Meanwhile, Coach Palpatine remains unscathed.

 

[chadskin]

 

[Gabriel_Logan]

No jail time?

I just snorted Mountain Dew all over my keyboard.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Goodell is a joke. I bet the Pats could literally get away with murder at this point.

Oh wait...

 

[CountAntonius]

 

[davepoobond]

That all cheating gets you?

Cheating is now allowed. Patriots made way more than that fine by doing so

 

[Vostro]

The garoppolo era begins!

 

[Alchemy]

Boston about to become the worlds leading exporter of salt.

 

[Branduil]

Their starting QB is out for a quarter of the season and they lose a first round pick. That's pretty harsh.

I imagine a number of people would make that trade for a Super Bowl ring, however tainted.

 

[entremet]

I'm not even a Patriots fan, but this is a joke.

This is what everyone were predicting. The draft picks are pretty harsh actually and the 1 million dollar fine too.

 

[Bluekaveli]

But he's innocent, though.

Exactly

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

FB is gonna be JUICY tonight. I've already seen a few meltdowns.

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

Posted this in the other thread:

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=163572475

 

[LyleLanley]

I imagine a number of people would make that trade for a Super Bowl ring, however tainted.

They still had to win the games.

 

[tim.mbp]

Yay for them actually getting punished for it, but that seems pretty weak. Seems like anyone can cheat as long as you pay a $1 million fine, which seems like chump change to an NFL team.

It's the same as with first time PED users, so it sounds about right.

 

[Jamie OD]

So does this mean their Super Bowl win is going to have an * next to it?

 

[Aylinato]

So they keep their Super Bowl win?

Deflating footballs is that horrible of an action? I'm sorry but this has made me just question why I should care about the sport. It's basically a non-issue for me. Lions got robbed even worse, there was actually officials coming off the party bus of the other team and people are up in arms regarding deflated balls over actual officials being brided? Please there's no creditibilty of the NFL

 

[Lothars]

I have more issues that they didn't get penalized for the super bowl win but that's ok because they cheated to get it.

This should have happened in the playoff's and not now, this is way to lenient and they are running away scott free.