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Pittsburgh TV Station Fires Employee for Calling Tom Brady a 'Known Cheater'

The person responsible for labeling New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady a "known cheater" on KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh has been fired.

According to SI.com's Dan Gartland, KDKA released a statement regarding the employee's termination: "While fans are entitled to have personal opinions, we have a journalistic responsibility to provide unbiased reporting. The graphic that appeared Monday violated our news standards. The individual who created the graphic no longer works for KDKA-TV."

As seen in the following tweet, the "known cheater" graphic appeared while Brady was speaking during Monday's coverage of Super Bowl LIII:

Brady was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 NFL regular-season due to his alleged role in the Deflategate scandal.