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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has upheld Tom Brady's four-game suspension

Sit down, Tommy.

According to multiple reports, NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell has upheld Tom Brady's four-game suspension.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 28, 2015

In the opinion informing Brady that his appeal had been denied, Commissioner Goodell emphasized important new information disclosed by Brady and his representatives in connection with the hearing.

On or shortly before March 6, the day that Tom Brady met with independent investigator Ted Wells and his colleagues, Brady directed that the cell phone he had used for the prior four months be destroyed. He did so even though he was aware that the investigators had requested access to text messages and other electronic information that had been stored on that phone.