Deflategate might be old news but it has been brought back up. For those of you that do not know what deflategate is, I am referring to when Tom Brady and the New England Patriots got caught for tampering with game balls. They were accused of letting air out of the footballs so that it would be easier for Tom Brady to throw the ball. There is an NFL rule that there must be so much air in the football and the Patriots broke that rule.Many believe this helped them when the AFC championship and Super Bowl of 2015. After being caught the NFL suspended Tom Brady for the first four games of the next season. After going to court the suspension was eventually lifted and Tom Brady played the full season. On April 25 2016 the US Court of Appeals reinstated Tom Brady's four game suspension for the 2016-2017 season.
This is a big deal to a lot of sports fan especially the Tom Brady haters. Some say Brady had nothing to do with it and that it was just the Patriots equipment manager. I am not exactly sure who's fault it was but either way its cheating and that is wrong. I personally think they should have left it in the past because I feel like everyone forgot about it, but now its a big deal again. Maybe Tom Brady will just serve his suspension and this will all be put behind the NFL and its fans.
How do you feel about cheating when it comes to sports?
Do you think he should serve the suspension?
I think cheating is against the rules and tamper with the balls is unacceptable. On the other hand, the equipment managers and also the refs should be the blame.
ReplyDeleteAfter each possession the refs handle the balls. Meaning that the refs were in on the "Deflate Game" and wanted the patriots to win.
I think that if there was a rule broken that actions should be put in place to enforce that rule but four weeks where he cant play might be a little to much.
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