Tom Brady Deflategate Suspension Reinstated: Twitter Reacts to Latest Ruling

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Just when we all thought the Deflategate controversy was a thing of the past, a United States Appeals Court reeled us back in.

As noted by ESPN’s Andrew Brandt, the Second Circuit court ruled in favor of the NFL on Monday, reinstating Tom Brady’s four-game suspension: 

We have a decision from Second Circuit. As expected, in favor of NFL. Orders district court (Berman) to confirm 4-game suspension for Brady.

— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) April 25, 2016

Judge Richard Berman had previously ruled that commissioner Roger Goodell overstepped his bounds in suspending Brady last year. The two-time MVP went on to play a full 16-game schedule in 2015 while the case was wrapped up in appeals.

Goodell suspended Brady after an independent investigation found it was “more probable than not” that the New England Patriots quarterback knew of a scheme to deflate game balls below NFL PSI regulations, according to the Washington’s Post’s Mark Maske. Brady will miss the first four regular-season games in 2016 if the ruling holds up.

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