So much for Roger Goodell’s long-suspected favoritism toward Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots.
That was put to rest late Monday afternoon when the NFL announced it was suspending Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for the first four games of the 2015 season, taking No. 1 and No. 4 draft choices from the team and fining the franchise $1 million because of Deflategate.
Good for Goodell.
This was one of the commissioner’s better days.
It’s not that Goodell had much choice. He had to come down hard on the Patriots. Too many people, inside the NFL and out, were watching.