(Reuters) - Star quarterback Tom Brady made his first public comments on Friday since a federal judge threw out his "Deflategate" suspension, saying he was eager to start the National Football League's 2015 season.
"While I am pleased to be eligible to play, I am sorry our league had to endure this. I don't think it has been good for our sport - to a large degree, we have all lost," Brady said in a post on Facebook.
Brady thanked U.S. District Judge Richard Berman for his Thursday decision to toss his suspension and the court's "efforts to resolve this matter over the past five weeks".