Tag Archives: Tom Brady

Deflategate is over. Though the NFLPA may still decide to pursue the case to the Supreme Court, it is highly unlikely that the Court would choose to hear the case. With the case effectively over, what lessons can be learned from one of the highest profile sports law cases ever?

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition features the likely end of Deflategate, a potential Olympic ban on Russian athletes, and Draymond Green’s arrest.

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition features the Pechstein decision, the Sharapova ban, NCAA issues and more.

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition features the Deflategate appeal decision, the NFL concussion settlement, and growing momentum for fantasy sports legislation.

Once again New Yorkers have dealt Tom Brady a defeat, only this time the loss wasn’t in a Super Bowl, but a courtroom. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed Roger Goodell his long-awaited victory. In a 2-1 decision, the panel reversed Judge Berman's decision that had vacated Tom Brady's suspension.

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition features the latest NFL arbitration ruling, the U.S. women’s soccer dispute, and more.

Oral arguments in the Deflategate appeal take place on Thursday, March 3, 2016. Here’s a quick primer to get you caught up on where the case stands, what’s new with the appeal, and what to expect from oral arguments.

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition features the growing discussion of the legality of fantasy sports, the chorus of problems facing the NFL, and FIFA’s ongoing scandal.

Soon after Judge Berman overturned Tom Brady’s suspension on September 3, there were some rumblings that, in light of the decision, Hardy intended to discuss with the NFLPA the possibility of appealing the arbitrator’s decision to reduce his suspension from ten games to four. Many believed that the Deflategate decision could improve Hardy’s chances to have his suspension further reduced, or even wiped out altogether. Nevertheless, Hardy announced on Septemeber 10 that he would not appeal to the courts for further review of his suspension.

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition features another Deflategate omnibus, the NHL broadcast settlement, and a host of NCAA issues.