ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his deflate-gate defense team might be open to a suspension, but only for his failure to fully comply in the league’s investigation.
Brady has maintained his innocence and has allowed this process to play out publicly and extensively in order to clear his name of guilt in the ball-deflation portion of this case.
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Given the wording of attorney Jeffrey Kessler in his statements and questioning in the deflate-gate hearings in front of Judge Richard Berman in the settlement talks with the NFL, this Schefter report is hardly surprising.
Kessler clearly tilted his words towards maintaining Brady’s innocence in the matter while verbally offering up a possible olive Branch with Brady refusing to hand over his phone, which later was destroyed, during the investigation or even after the Wells report was issued.

Brady is believed to be traveling to West Virginia with the Patriots for their joint practices with the New Orleans Saints, who are holding training-camp practices there. He was originally scheduled to go to New York on Wednesday for the hearings, but settlement talks had hit a standstill according to various reports, which changed Brady’s itinerary.
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