Quote:You do realize Brady isn't being punished for deflating balls right?

 

He's being suspended for his actions during and after the investigation.

Which falls under "conduct detrimental to the league"

 

Is the commish sloppy? At best.

Is he a fan-favorite? Not at all.

Do the owners like him? Yes they do.

Even Kraft... until now, when he's the one taking the punishment.

 

This shouldn't even be in federal court.

The CBA was written and signed and agreed upon.

 

Deal with it.

Frickin unions man....

 

And part of labor law requires that even in instances where individuals or entities are granted special powers of discipline within the realm of their private industry the party exercising said power still has to act with a reasonable measure of Fairness and Symetry.  You can be the judge jury and executioner, but you can't continually rewrite the law as you see fit.  

 

As you just pointed out, the discipline handed down is being based on a lack of cooperation.  1.) the initial requests could be deemed unreasonable based on the fundamental stance that the union takes about its employees handing over electronic devices carte blanche.  2.) Brett Favre was cited for non cooperation, he didn't hand over his cell phone and he got a 50k fine.  That's a long way from four games and having your name raked through the coals.

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