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Brandon Marshall: Many players believe race played role in Tom Brady case

Many NFL players believe race played a factor in the DeflateGate punishment and the recent court ruling, which vacated Tom Brady's suspension, Brandon Marshall said.

While discussing the DeflateGate drama on Showtime's "Inside the NFL" show, which aired Tuesday night, the outspoken Jets receiver said he sees three different types of players' reactions to commissioner Roger Goodell's initial four-game suspension of Brady and last week's decision by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman to lift the suspension.

"As a player, I think that there are three different types of players viewing this thing," Marshall said. "No. 1 is the fighter.