If you ask Roger Goodell, he’ll tell you it’s nothing personal against Tom Brady.
Goodell appeared Tuesday on ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike in the Morning,” at which point the NFL commissioner discussed several topics, including Judge Richard Berman’s decision to vacate Brady’s four-game suspension related to Deflategate and the league choosing to appeal that ruling.
It looks on the surface like the NFL is digging in against Brady for his alleged involvement in the New England Patriots’ under-inflated football scandal, but Goodell suggests that isn’t the case.
“This is about our rights in the collective bargaining agreement.