The New England Patriots have stood with their legendary quarterback, Tom Brady, throughout the Deflategate scandal, and team owner Robert Kraft has made it clear that will never change.
“Number one, there is no finer ambassador for the game of football, and the New England Patriots, than Tom Brady,” Kraft said Friday at an NFL Draft party, per Patriots.com.
“We always have had, and will continue to have Tom’s back. especially when he’s being treated unfairly. He knows that. All the decisions that this organization and I personally have made throughout this ordeal have been focused on putting Tom in the best possible position for success.
“Number two, I have been in constant communication with Tom over the past 16 months, and we’ve had numerous conversations this past week. We are both on the same page, and he knows exactly where my allegiances, and the total team’s (allegiances) are relative to the extremely unfair discipline that he has been subjected to.”
Brady, of course, had his four-game suspension stemming from the Deflategate punishment re-instated this past week by the U.S. Court of Appeals. The suspension was vacated before the 2015 season by the U.S. District Court.
Brady and the NFLPA reportedly hired former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson to help them in this legal battle, suggesting the fight against this suspension is far from over.
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