Monday, April 25, 2016

NFL Draft, DeflateGate and Federal courts

April 25, 2016 has turned into a great day for the NFL Commissioner, as a Federal appeals court has reinstated his 4-month suspension of Patriot quarterback Tom Brady. Yes, this is kind of a big deal, as a person might wonder whether (or not) the Federal court had jurisdiction in the first place? Should this be considered a private business decision, something the NFL handled internally? Unlike when someone has been wrongfully terminated, where can one possibly perceive the DeflateGate suspension as a breach/violation of rights (protected by some Federal law or the Constitution)? Big Sports Business (like the NFL, NBA and perhaps NASCAR, amongst others) obviously can't police itself - at least that's what the courts are maintaining.I was kind of surprised when the first Federal judge ruled in favor of Brady...again, where's the jurisdiction - who is the authority? So this decision is surprising...and you have to ask yourself, why did it take so long for the Federal appeals court to rule?

NFL draft coming up, and not surprising at all, Sam Bradford wants to be traded. Duhh, the Eagles management has "spoken" by trading up, expressing their lack of confidence in him being their franchise QB. Wentz is getting the same hype that Bortles got in 2014. All of the teams are reluctant to spoil the "drama" of Thursday's draft - The big question now is:
Who are the Cowboys going to draft fourth?

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