Donate

Donate "GoFundMe Campaign"

How many people will donate money to this campaign?

1,156 people in 5 days. So far.

Really?

That would be a cold day, for me.

Probably a scam anyway.

This is real. I heard about it on the radio when I was in Massachusetts a couple days ago.

This can't be for real. I actually want Brady to have to do six months at Super Max in Colorado along with the Boston bomber.

The punishment should match the crime.

Deflate his balls.

The Commissioner is scare to even make a decision it's time we have a changing of the guards. He has a full plate and cannot handle it so send him out to the corn field.

HA!! They've only raised 16K so far, what a joke. Hell the potato salad guy did better than that.

Disclaimer - I am a die hard Chicago Bear fan with season tickets and in no way a Patriot fan, but I think Tom Brady has a hot wife.

Before tarnishing Brady's legacy, one should read this information taken directly from the Wells report. Key points:

1) Two different pressure gauges were use to check ball pressure at half time and they produced different results
2) The referees do not remember which gauge was used before the game
3) They tested ALL (11) of the Patriots balls at half time and only (4) of the Colts balls
4) Using one pressure gauge, 3 of the Patriots balls were OVER inflated, 3 were UNDER inflated and 5 were within range
5) Using the other gauge, 1 of the Patriots balls was OVER inflated, 8 were UNDER inflated and 2 were within range
6) Not clearly articulated which gauge was used, but 3 of the Colts balls were UNDER inflated and 1 was within range before they stopped testing Colts balls due to "time constraints".
7) The Patriots balls were re-inflated to 13 PSI and the Colts balls were NOT re-inflated.

Link1
Link2

Seems like a severe penalty with such flimsy scientific evidence. Could it be the ball boys were all talk and no action?

DonDiego supposes this would fall into the category of "cruel and unusual punishment" - there's no doubt it's unusual - and thus proscribed from implementation.

Umm, . . . perhaps the punishment should "fit" the crime.

How's about requiring the Patriots to employ very light but very rigid balls, like cotton-filled balloons or maybe balsa wood oblate spheroids to inhibit Mr. Brady's capacity to throw long balls.

Part of the penalty was because the NFL's independent investigator was convinced the charges were true.

A portion of the penalty was because Brady and the Patriots did not fully cooperate as they promised. Tom did not allow his texts to be reviewed by a third party (His own agent). The Patriots did not allow one of the equipment managers to be interviewed a second time.

I imagine a portion of the penalty was because it's the second time they were caught in a cheating scandal.

Put it all together and 4 games, a million bucks and 2 draft picks is a bargain. I don't think any of it gets reduced.