STEPHEN A SMITH FULL FACEBOOK RANT AGAINST TOM BRADY (7/13/2016)
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady"s four-game Deflategate suspensionstill stands.
That"s because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, based in New York, denied his request for a new hearing on Wednesday.
So as things look right now, Brady will still miss the Patriots" first four games this season against the Cardinals, Dolphins, Texans, and Bills. His first game back wouldbe at the Browns on Oct. 9.
The suspension stems from Brady"s alleged role in the Patriots" under-inflated footballs cheating scandal, which began after the AFC Championship Game against the Colts, following the 2014 season. The Patriots went on to win the Super Bowl.
Last September, just before the 2015 season opened, a federal district court overturnedthe NFL"s initial four-game suspension of Brady.
But in April, the case moved up the legal ladder, to the Second Circuit appellate court, which reinstatedthe suspension. And on Wednesday, that same court declined to hear Brady"s case again.
The last appeal option for Brady is the U.S. Supreme Court, though it"s unclear if that court would be willing to hear his case.
If Brady does indeed miss the season"s first four games, the Patriots would go with JimmyGaroppolo as their starting quarterback. Garoppolowas a second-round draft pick by the Patriots in 2014. He has played in 11 career games, with no starts and 31 pass attempts, for one touchdown.
Though Brady would be suspended for two AFC East games (Dolphins and Bills), the Jetswould still have to play him twice, in Weeks 12 and 16, with the latter game being in New England on Christmas Eve.
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