Bloomberg Law
May 20, 2016, 12:27 PM UTC

Deadline Looms for Tom Brady’s Response to “Deflategate” Ruling

Lenore Adkins
Bloomberg Law

Tom Brady has until Monday to file a response to the four-game suspension the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan recently revived for the star quarterback’s alleged role in “deflategate.”

While Gibson Dunn & Crutcher attorneys and the NFL Players Association remain mum on what legal action the New England Patriot will take, analysts say Brady has three options to pursue, but that the odds of him successfully appealing the appeal are “near zero.”

Gary Roberts worked as the NFL’s outside counsel in the 1970s and 1980s with Covington & Burling. He is also a judge on the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Laussane, ...

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