A federal judge let the air out of “Deflategate” Thursday, erasing New England quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension for a controversy that the NFL claimed threatened football’s integrity.
U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell went too far in affirming punishment of the Super Bowl winning quarterback. Brady has insisted he played no role in a conspiracy to deflate footballs below the allowable limit at last season’s AFC championship game.
The suspension was “premised upon several significant legal deficiencies,” Berman wrote in his opinion, noting that an arbitrator’s factual findings are generally not open to judicial challenge.
Looks like Brady just keeps on winning.
