Tom Brady got some bad news yesterday, just when it seemed like everyone had moved past the ‘DeflateGate’ controversy.
A federal appeals court has upheld and reinstated the NFL’s four-game suspension, so Tom WILL have to accept the punishment, unless he’s able to take this nonsense to the Supreme Court, and let’s be honest, there’s no way that’s happening.
But Tom saw this coming. Last month, he re-worked his contract with the Patriots. It’s complicated, but basically his salary for the upcoming year was reduced from $9 million to $1 million. And in exchange, he got a $28 million signing bonus.
That’s no coincidence. Under the old deal, a four-game suspension would mean he’d have to forfeit $2.1 million. With the new terms, he’s only losing $235,000. The league is only able to deduct from a player’s salary, not any bonuses.
Brady hasn’t commented, but the NFL Players’ Association said they were “disappointed” in the decision, and that they’d “review” it, whatever that means.
By the way, Tom’s buddy Donald Trump has heard about this, and he wants everybody to, “Leave Tom Brady alone!”
