Showdown on the Horizon for Brady and Goodell
Tom Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots, will appeal a four-game suspension for his alleged role in Deflategate at a June 23 hearing presided by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who handed down the suspension. The NFL Players Association had requested Goodell recuse himself from the hearing in favor of a third-party arbitrator, but the request was rejected.
To paraphrase President Gerald Ford, “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is ALMOST over.” While Watergate and the threatened impeachment of President Richard Nixon lingered in our political subconsciousness well into the 1980s one might suppose Deflategate has similar ramifications the way football fans, and the news media, have reacted.
Then again life must be pretty good on your side of the planet when Deflategate touches a chord while Baltimore investigates questionable police tactics, Ukraine remains a powder keg reminiscent of the Cold War and Florida endures the traveling circus also referred to as the Legislature. Did I mention I put together a Presidential exploratory committee in anticipation of a run in 2016? Just so you know.