Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post opines on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's harsh penalties against the New England Patriots, cracking the whip in the process.
"Goodell predetermined guilt in DeflateGate; that’s clear now," Jenkins writes. "He has smeared Tom Brady and the New England Patriots without proper evidence or a competent investigation, and turned an unimportant misdemeanor into a damaging scandal, as part of a personal power play to shore up his flagging authority.
