3 Federal Judges Appointed to Hear NFL’s Appeal of Deflategate Ruling

February 26, 2016   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

Federal Judges Robert A. Katzmann, Barrington D. Parker and Denny Chin have been appointed to hear the NFL's appeal of an independent arbitrator's decision to overturn the four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.  
ESPN.com reported Thursday the three judges will hear the appeal March 3 in New York. The panel will decide whether Judge Richard Berman was correct in overturning Brady's four-game suspension regarding the Deflategate scandal. The NFL immediately appealed the Sept. 3 decision.
“We are grateful to Judge Berman for hearing this matter, but respectfully disagree with today’s decision,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement at the time, per NFL.com's Kevin Patra. “We will appeal today’s ruling in order to uphold the collectively bargained responsibility to protect the integrity of the game.”
“The commissioner’s responsibility to secure t...

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