FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady grew from a sixth-round draft choice into one of the best quarterbacks in N.F.L. history. Off the field, he is a celebrity with a supermodel wife and lucrative marketing deals.
All that has made Brady an object of admiration and respect to some, and jealousy and enmity to others.
On Tuesday, Commissioner Roger Goodell will hear Brady’s appeal of a four-game suspension for using deflated footballs in January when he and the New England Patriots defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the A.F.C. championship game.
Goodell’s decision upholding, reducing or eliminating the punishment will probably not cause major changes in how Brady, a four-time Super Bowl winner, is perceived.