Brady appeal, bitter deflations spat now in Goodell's hands (Yahoo Sports)

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Now Roger Goodell plans to try to personally settle whether Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady deserves a four-game suspension for using deflated footballs. The NFL commissioner decided Thursday night to take up an appeal for the New England Patriots quarterback, a move allowed under the collective bargaining agreement despite the wishes of union officials who wanted Goodell to appoint a neutral arbitrator for the case. Goodell will review the punishment handed down by NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent. It came two days after a conference call by attorney Ted Wells, who headed the NFL investigation, in which, in a sometimes rising voice, he challenged criticism from Brady's agent, Donald Yee.




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