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NFLPA's DeMaurice Smith: Tom Brady ruling affirms players' rights

ESPN.com | September 3, 2015

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NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith made the following statement after Tom Brady's four-game suspension was overturned:

"The rights of Tom Brady and of all NFL players under the collective bargaining agreement were affirmed today by a Federal Judge in a court of the NFL’s choosing.

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