When a federal judge vacated Tom Brady's four-game suspension three weeks ago, it pretty much took the air out of the Deflategate scandal. The NFL could -- and would -- appeal the ruling but Brady was going to play this season for the New England Patriots and there wasn't a thing the league could do about it.
But Chris Carton, the co-host of Boomer and Carton on WFAN, said Friday that he was with a "very influential person in the NFL" on Thursday, and that the person told him "there's no doubt in his mind" that Brady will in fact serve a four-game suspension this season after the NFL's appeal is heard.