Before I get to the real point of the column today—your comments, in depth, on the Tom Brady story—I wanted to spend a few paragraphs on four men who do not have a dog in the fight. I called four of my peers, longtime football writers who have won The Dick McCann Award, for long and meritorious service covering the pro game. I wanted voices of people who were not New Englanders or Hoosiers, or who could be accused of having any dog in the sordid fight that is the NFL’s punishment of Brady and the Patriots.
My questions: What do you think of the sanction imposed by the league?