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Tom Brady’s Deflategate Appeal Request Denied: Twitter Reacts to Decision

July 13, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied Tom Brady's appeal of his four-game suspension stemming from the Deflategate scandal on Wednesday, per ESPN.com, and Twitter promptly erupted upon hearing the news.  
In April, a three-judge panel from the court determined that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was within his rights to suspend Brady four games to start the 2016 season, which means Brady is still on track to miss contests against the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills.
At the moment, backup Jimmy Garoppolo is expected start those four games:
Buffalo Bills linebacker Preston Brown couldn't help but tweet his excitement upon hearing the news:
Mike Garafolo of NFL.com channeled My Cousin Vinny after learning of the decision:
Brady still has the option of appealing to the Supreme Court in hopes that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will stay the suspen...

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