More than a month after Tom Brady's four-game Deflategate suspension was overturned by federal judge Richard Berman, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell explained why the league decided to file an appeal regarding the decision.
Speaking with reporters Wednesday at an owners meeting in New York City, Goodell said the league was motivated to appeal Berman's decision "because it is seeking to preserve its rights under the sport’s collective bargaining agreement," according to the Washington Post's Mark Maske.
"This isn’t about any individual player, any individual incident," Goodell said, per Maske.