The Tom Brady Deflategate saga took another interesting turn on Tuesday, as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the quarterback's four-game suspension and didn't reach a settlement with the NFL Players Association in the wake of Brady's appeal, per NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal.
Rand Getlin of NFL.com passed along an important excerpt from Goodell's ruling:
Important passage from Goodell's final decision on Tom Brady. pic.twitter.com/IjOcYyRuep
— Rand Getlin (@Rand_Getlin) July 28, 2015
Rachel Nichols of Turner Sports did as well:
Key parts of #NFL's press release upholding Tom Brady's 4-game suspension: pic.