There aren’t many quarterbacks better at protecting a lead than Tom Brady. He'll hope that his attorneys share that same talent on Thursday, when the NFL's appeal of U.S. District Judge Richard Berman's Deflategate ruling is heard in New York.
Three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear concise and intense arguments that will influence whether Brady sits out the first four games of the 2016 regular season. Judges Robert Katzmann, Barrington Parker, Jr. and Denny Chin comprise the three-judge panel tasked with deciding NFL Management Council et al. v. NFL Players Association et al.