Most folks, from the start, felt that the NFL would reduce New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension. The NFL often operates this way — over-punishing and then reducing it, even though that approach makes no sense and makes the league look indecisive.
What nobody still seems to know is if Brady will accept a lesser suspension as a result of his deflate-gate appeal. And a report on Wednesday said that he will not, or at least the union won't.
Ryan Smith, an ABC News correspondent who does legal analysis for ABC and ESPN, cited NFLPA sources in tweeting that if Brady's appeal results in him being suspended for any games, the NFLPA will fight it in federal court.