The NFL said Tuesday that it has upheld its four-game suspension of New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady.
The decision on Brady's appeal, written by Commissioner Roger Goodell, was made in part because of "important new information" disclosed by the star quarterback and his representatives during the hearing, the NFL said. This includes the June 18 disclosure that Brady had "directed that the cell phone he had used for the prior four months be destroyed" despite investigators' request to access information stored on that device.
"Notwithstanding my enormous respect for his accomplishments on the field and for his contributions and role in the community, I find that, with respect to the game balls used in the AFC Championship Game and the subsequent investigation, Mr.