Tom Brady reportedly open to taking suspension from NFL
With DeflateGate's court hearings resuming on Wednesday, expect plenty of new twists and turns in the unending saga. The first tidbit of the day, courtesy of Adam Schefter, is that Tom Brady is willing to accept punishment from the league. However, his acceptance is only on the condition that he failed to cooperate with the NFL. He will not admit fault to any information/speculation that sprung forth from Ted Wells' "independent" report.
'Tom Brady is open to accepting some form of suspension, but only if it can be for failing to cooperate with the NFL rather than admitting to the Wells' Report findings, per league sources. The NFL has been adamant that Brady admits to the report's findings, something he doesn't seem willing to ever do. With that in mind, settlement discussions have gone "nowhere", according to sources, and the two sides are back in court today.'
As Schefter notes, the league has been insistent that Brady cop to the speculative charges in the Wells Report. Roger Goodell has a history of showing leniency to any players willing to show contrition, but Brady has dug in and refused to kiss the ring. While new information, this bit from Schefter is more of the same out of DeflateGate: Brady willing to take punishment if the league can prove that he is culpable, but shaking off any ruling by way of assumption; Goodell going with his gut and governing on the belief that something just doesn't smell right.
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