DeflateGate: Tom Brady Suspended Four Games, Patriots Lose Draft Picks

The NFL has handed Patriots quarterback Tom Brady a four game suspension for his involvement in the #Deflategate scandal in addition to New England losing their first-round pick in the 2016 draft and a fourth-round pick in 2017.

The Patriots will also be fined $1-million.

Here is the statement from the NFL,

The New England Patriots were notified today of the following discipline that has been imposed for violations of the NFL Policy on Integrity of the Game and Enforcement of Competitive Rules relating to the use of under-inflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game of this past season:

For the violation of the playing rules and the failure to cooperate in the subsequent investigation, the New England Patriots are fined $1 million and will forfeit the club’s first-round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft and the club’s fourth-round selection in the 2017 NFL Draft.  If the Patriots have more than one selection in either of these rounds, the earlier selection shall be forfeited.  The club may not trade or otherwise encumber these selections.

 Here is the complete statement CLICK HERE. 

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