Neither Tom Brady nor Roger Goodell has ever endured a fight like this.
Tomorrow’s long-awaited face-to-face meeting between the pair will shape the scope of the NFL in both the short and the long term, as the Patriots quarterback will argue to erase his four-game suspension from the record books.
The NFL commissioner, who approved the Deflategate suspension that was doled out last month, will hear Brady’s appeal at the league office in New York. Though Goodell’s decision probably won’t be revealed for a month, here’s a peek at some of the main issues that should lead to his decision.