In The News . . . . Legal Bills In NFL/Tom Brady “Deflated Ball” Controversy Have Topped $18 Million So Far

 

Bills Include NFL Investigative Report And Brady Suspension Activities/Appeals.

    According to an ESPN analysis, the legal bills in the New England Patriots/Tom Brady “Deflategate” controversy are hefty and still mounting.  The NFL has spent around $12.5 million, including the expenses for the Wells Report which was a lengthy investigative piece generating a lot of controversy itself.  The NFL Players’ Association has spent about $5 million on Mr. Brady’s behalf, with another $500,000 being spent by the Patriots.  The NFL’s appeal of the reversal of Mr. Brady’s four-game suspension for the “deflation” was heard recently by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, with media reports indicating that two of the questioning judges were very critical of some of Mr. Brady’s positions on appeal.

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