The Wells Report is in -- finally -- and now everyone from Bob Kraft and Tom Brady's agent to Jon Stewart and Twitter have weighed in with their two cents. Everyone agrees that the Patriots' star quarterback is likely to face punishment, but what that punishment will be has yet to be decided.
There isn't a precedent for this type of rules manipulation, but let's compare it to some recent NFL player punishments:
So, now it's time for public opinion to decide. How should the NFL punish Tom Brady for being at least generally aware that he was playing with game balls that were not properly inflated to NFL standards?
Vote for Brady's punishment below
There isn't a precedent for this type of rules manipulation, but let's compare it to some recent NFL player punishments:
- Ray Lewis (2000) was suspended 0 games (but fined $250,000) after it was proven that he was at least generally aware of the stabbing deaths of 2 men outside an Atlanta night club.
- Michael Vick (2007) was suspended for 2 games (not including 19 months in prison) for running an illegal dog-fighting ring from his Virginia home.
- Ben Roethlisberger (2010) was suspended for 6 games after he more probably than not sexually assaulted a 20-year old girl in a public bathroom.
- Ray Rice (2014) was suspended 2 games (which was extended indefinitely, then vacated) after video surfaced of the Ravens' running back brutally assaulting his fiancee, knocking her unconscious.
So, now it's time for public opinion to decide. How should the NFL punish Tom Brady for being at least generally aware that he was playing with game balls that were not properly inflated to NFL standards?
Vote for Brady's punishment below
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