Football Report: Tom Brady destroyed his phone. Appeal has been denied. - Page 68

**The Franchise** · 07-28-2015, 09:30 AM

Nope.....he did nothing wrong.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/...eld/ar-AAdBouH

The NFL is going to reject Tom Brady’s appeal and uphold the four-game suspension he is facing for his alleged role in Deflategate, according to one report.

Stephen A. Smith said on ESPN’s “First Take” Tuesday morning that a source told him Roger Goodell will not reduce or overturn Brady’s suspension. Perhaps more shocking, Smith cited a separate source who told him Brady actually destroyed his own personal cell phone rather than just refusing to turn it over.

We have known all along that the bigger issue here is Brady’s lack of cooperation during the Ted Wells investigation. The NFL was furious that Brady wouldn’t give up “relevant” text messages and emails that might help clarify his level of involvement — or lack thereof — in Patriots equipment managers allegedly letting air out of game balls.

Smith clarified that he was told by one source that the NFL is going stand by its four-game suspension within the next 24-48 hours, whereas the information about Brady destroying his cell phone was just “something I heard.” It was almost as if he was downplaying the information knowing how much of a bombshell the rumor was.

Reports in recent weeks have been all over the place regarding Brady’s appeal. There has been some indication that the two sides are working toward a settlement, though reports like this one make that seem unlikely.

If the NFL upholds the suspension, no one would be stunned. If someone can prove that Brady destroyed his cell phone, that would be tough for the New England Patriots quarterback to explain.

Hootie · 08-02-2015, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

I missed it. Just a 1 word answer, guy. Do you think he's innocent? Yes or no.

Still waiting

Just Passin' By · 08-02-2015, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

Still waiting

You can wait forever, or you can learn how to search a thread. Your call, troll.

Hydrae · 08-02-2015, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

You can wait forever, or you can learn how to search a thread. Your call, troll.

Obviously not firm enough in your answer to repeat it to the world.

ThaVirus · 08-02-2015, 06:30 PM

Oh, he dodgin'. He duckin' n dodgin', b!

Hootie · 08-02-2015, 06:31 PM

The NFL is clearly flailing in popularity and figured framing its most popular player in another major cheating scandal would get ratings back up

Passepartout · 08-02-2015, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

The NFL is clearly flailing in popularity and figured framing its most popular player in another major cheating scandal would get ratings back up

Well they are still the #1 sport to watch still my friend! But agree there whole heartedly!

**DaneMcCloud** · 08-02-2015, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

Your post:

That's you claiming he lied to the NFL.

Also, they'd been saying that the NFL wasn't going to be getting the phone since February. You're a smarter man than Hootie, Dane. Quit buying into the league's red herrings.

And I'm not the one spinning, either. I'm just laying out the facts.

I believe that destroying the the phone is absolutely irrelevant, as it was never going to be given to the NFL for inspection.

But, I will also state that the timing of the phone's destruction is certainly an eyebrow raiser, and I'm not sure how anyone would or could argue otherwise.

Regardless of which side you believe, guilt or innocence on Brady's behalf, it's not a good look that he chose to destroy his cell phone hours before his meeting with the NFL's investigators.

Hoopsdoc · 08-02-2015, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

You can wait forever, or you can learn how to search a thread. Your call, troll.

A simple yes or no would have taken less time than this post. Just sayin.

chiefzilla1501 · 08-02-2015, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

But thats what I dont get. Why wait? Im sure he has highly intelligent people advising him. He should have destroyed it a few days after the story was picked up. Even dumb criminals destroy shit before its asked for.

If Brady told us... "I'm very careful with my phone. I value my privacy." Told us he called this Deflator guy because he was upset with him. We'd all understand. If the Patriots told us they suspected foul play, didn't realize there was a guy named The Deflator, and said they were sorry they didn't know he was doing it... Ok, fishy, but we'd all understand. Those things may have been lies. But who cares. They didn't do that. On all those things they made up ridiculous bullshit stories to complete deny.

If the Patriots weren't defiant. If they didn't lie, treat the public like idiots, and purposefully not comply, this would have been swept under the rug. Even if the investigation was dumb from the start, that doesn't excuse the Patriots/Brady's reaction.

GloucesterChief · 08-02-2015, 08:13 PM

Its the cover up that kills you.

GloryDayz · 08-02-2015, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TimBone

It's pretty ****ing creepy how far these folks will go to blindly defend their QB.

We are the total opposite; we throw ours under the bus with zero problem...

BigCatDaddy · 08-02-2015, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz

We are the total opposite; we throw ours under the bus with zero problem...

Well, ours sort of sucks so there is that.

Quesadilla Joe · 08-20-2015, 11:33 AM

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Peyton Manning feared Patriots bugging visitors’ locker room

Since the Spygate story broke in 2007, there’s been a widespread perception around the NFL that the Patriots cheat. But in the years between Spygate and Deflategate, those accusations amounted to little more than rumor and innuendo.

Still, the rumors and innuendo affected the way NFL teams prepared to play against the Patriots. And the player who has been the Patriots’ biggest rival, Peyton Manning, took specific steps to combat the possibility that the Patriots were cheating.

That’s the word from former Colts coach Tony Dungy, who said on the Dan Patrick Show that when the Colts were playing in New England, Manning would leave the visitors’ locker room and go into an adjacent hallway when he wanted to discuss specific plays the Colts were going to run because Manning feared the locker room was bugged. Dungy said he doesn’t know if the Patriots’ locker room really was bugged, but he did confirm that a 2010 Peter King report about Manning’s concerns was accurate.

“I know that that is very true, and, you know, as Peyton talked to guys who played for the Patriots, some of the guys who came over — whether it’s true or not he treated it as true. We didn’t have a lot of strategy discussions inside the locker room there,” Dungy said.

Dungy stressed that he doesn’t know that the Patriots were cheating, but that Manning didn’t want to take any chances.

“Peyton takes everything to the nth degree,” Dungy said.

And, if the rumor and innuendo are to be believed, so do the Patriots.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...s-locker-room/

BigCatDaddy · 08-20-2015, 11:36 AM

This thread died quick. Seems the NFL ****ed another one up after what the judge said recently.

Amnorix · 08-20-2015, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by KnowMo2724

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...s-locker-room/

Probably ought to suspend Brady for at least a couple more games for this...

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The Franchise Most Valuable Villain Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $2625047	Report: Tom Brady destroyed his phone. Appeal has been denied. Nope.....he did nothing wrong. http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/...eld/ar-AAdBouH The NFL is going to reject Tom Brady’s appeal and uphold the four-game suspension he is facing for his alleged role in Deflategate, according to one report. Stephen A. Smith said on ESPN’s “First Take” Tuesday morning that a source told him Roger Goodell will not reduce or overturn Brady’s suspension. Perhaps more shocking, Smith cited a separate source who told him Brady actually destroyed his own personal cell phone rather than just refusing to turn it over. We have known all along that the bigger issue here is Brady’s lack of cooperation during the Ted Wells investigation. The NFL was furious that Brady wouldn’t give up “relevant” text messages and emails that might help clarify his level of involvement — or lack thereof — in Patriots equipment managers allegedly letting air out of game balls. Smith clarified that he was told by one source that the NFL is going stand by its four-game suspension within the next 24-48 hours, whereas the information about Brady destroying his cell phone was just “something I heard.” It was almost as if he was downplaying the information knowing how much of a bombshell the rumor was. Reports in recent weeks have been all over the place regarding Brady’s appeal. There has been some indication that the two sides are working toward a settlement, though reports like this one make that seem unlikely. If the NFL upholds the suspension, no one would be stunned. If someone can prove that Brady destroyed his cell phone, that would be tough for the New England Patriots quarterback to explain.
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