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Matt Light predicts Roger Goodell will lose power over mishandling of Deflategate

Former Patriots tackle Matt Light believes that fumbling Tom Brady's appeal may be the final nail in the coffin for Roger Goodell. In an appearance on Herald Radio today, the three-time Super Bowl champion ripped into the commissioner and condemned his handling of the entire Deflategate process.

"There are rules that (Goodell) wrote, he and his team wrote, to deal with any tampering of the footballs," Light said. "He chose to ignore them completely and started a witch-hunt that has now resulted in Deflategate. He obviously can't follow his own rules. He can't be consistent with the manner in which he disciplines people.