For anyone trying to predict when a ruling will come on the appeal of Tom Brady’s suspension, the first piece of evidence could be the lack of a ruling on the appeal of Greg Hardy’s suspension.
The Cowboys defensive end, suspended 10 games for violating the Personal Conduct Policy, had an appeal hearing before arbitrator Harold Henderson on May 28, four weeks and one day ago. To date, no decision has been issued.
Article 46 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement requires a decision “as soon as practicable,” a vague, open-ended deadline that has no real deadline.