NFL Hasn’t Made Decision Regarding Roger Goodell’s Recusal from Tom Brady Appeal

May 22, 2015   ·   Adam Wells   ·   Jump to comments


NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said no decision has been made regarding the NFLPA's request for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's recusal in Tom Brady's appeal, according to Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports. Garafolo reported final word on the decision is expected to come next week.
CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora previously reported the NFL Players Association lost its request to have Goodell recuse himself from Tom Brady's appeal of his four-game suspension.
La Canfora would later clarify his report:
The NFLPA formally asked Goodell to recuse himself from the case Wednesday, saying in a statement that this was a process "that has contained procedural violations of our collective bargaining agreement," according to Tom Pelissero of USA Today.
The statement added that because of "the commissioner's role as a central witness in the appeal hearing and his evident partiality with respect to the Wells report, the commissioner must designate a neutr...

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