Quote:I can see a judge issuing an injunction for a couple of reasons. 

 

let's start with the premise that everything ted wells and the nfl says is true. 

 

1.) The last person to not turn over their cell phone in a similar investigation was brett favre.  He was being investigated for SEXUAL MISCONDUCT!  When he didn't turn over his cell phone he was fined a wopping 50k. 

 

2.) there have been teams and personnel caught violating the same rule when expressly warned by the league not to put balls in front of heaters during cold games.  Same rule, and the average fine I believe is 25k. 

 

even if the league is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to have taken due diligence in assessing wrong doing and collusion to subvert the investigation, the previous fines for each were nothing compared to the smack down that Brady received.  In the eyes of a Judge they aren't going to count Brady as a second offender because of the previous actions of his coach. 

 

Now, lets look procedurally. 

 

1.) There is no written record of the pre-game air pressure of the footballs.  That alone would probably negate a judge issuing a warrant for phone records and the like in real litigation. 

 

2.) The most compelling piece of information in the PR campaign going on is the fact that brady DESTROYED his cell phone.  a.) The NFL had full access to the electronic devices of the alleged co conspirators.  Its possible that a judge may rule it unreasonable to then ask for the electronic device of  the most public figure of the bunch.  b.) If Brady shows, and it should be easy to do, that he does indeed change phones every few months to avoid invasions to his privacy it will show him sincere in his concern about privacy and give  a credible reason why the cell phone was disposed of. 

 

3.) By the NFLs own records kept, OFFICIALS DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK AN AIR GAUGE!  After the AFC championship Game there were footballs inflated above the high end of the playing scale.  This is an inherent violation of the same playing rules that Brady is accused of and in some way the officials should have been censured.  There is documented evidence in the texts between the two alleged co conspirators that in one instance game balls were inflated 2.5 PSI over the legal limit and the NFL didn't do anything about it.  Couple that with the fact that in the recent weeks the NFL has basically ADMITTED that they didn't have any real protocols in place to police air pressure DURING A FOOTBALL GAME or established rules for what would happen in the event of tampering and I can see my way to an injunction. 

 

4.) It can be argued that Tom didn't receive Substantive Due Process in his appeal because Rodger Goodell was involved in both authorizing the original punishment and presided over the appeal against the strong objections of the NFL PA!

 

Last but not least, buried in the News reports under the weight of DESTROYED CELL PHONE Rodger Goodell Admitted that during the AFC Championship game the patriots initiated a new system for game day ball prep.  They used to use a certain conditioner on the balls.  Now, they abandoned said conditioner and went to a system utilizing more GLOVING of the ball.  Gloving refers to more rubbing of the ball with gloves on creating friction and texture.  EXPONENT ADMITTED as BELICHECK STATED IN HIS PRESSER, this can artificially raise the PSI in a football up to a pound.  We're talking about less than half a pound of air that they are being accused of taking out.  An impartial judge will look at this and it will seem pretty plausible that no tampering occurred. 

 

Nobody cares what you say.  The smoking gun is the destroying the cell phone. 

 

Like someone said earlier....if I'm a millionaire and I was worried about my legacy I'd be happy to turn over the cell phone chats they requested and show them how stupid they are for even thinking something was going on.  Instead he destroyed the phone.

 

At this point, anyone that thinks he didn't cheat will never be convinced.  Your kids role model is a cheater. 

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