Editing (section) Tom Brady 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h5>2016 offseason</h5> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">On February 29, 2016, Brady signed a two-year contract extension covering the 2018 and 2019 seasons.<span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7BCite%20web%20%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fespn.go.com%5C%2Fnfl%5C%2Fstory%5C%2F_%5C%2Fid%5C%2F14868781%5C%2Ftom-brady-new-england-patriots-reach-agreement-two-year-contract-extension%20%7Ctitle%3DNew%20deal%20links%20Tom%20Brady%20to%20Patriots%20through%202019%20%7Clast%3DReiss%20%7Cfirst%3DMike%20%20%7Cwebsite%3DESPN.com%20%7Carchive-url%3Dhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fweb.archive.org%5C%2Fweb%5C%2F20160301044925%5C%2Fhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fespn.go.com%5C%2Fnfl%5C%2Fstory%5C%2F_%5C%2Fid%5C%2F14868781%5C%2Ftom-brady-new-england-patriots-reach-agreement-two-year-contract-extension%20%7Carchive-date%3DMarch%201%2C%202016%20%7Cdead-url%3Dno%20%7Caccess-date%3DFebruary%2029%2C%202016%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-6624451985f329a785e748%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ1f4e5493734b99be-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-6624451985f329a785e748%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ1f4e5493734b99be-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2220%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2221%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Three days later, the NFL appealed Judge <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Richard%20M.%20Berman%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Richard%20M.%20Berman%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRichard%20M.%20Berman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" class="new" title="Richard M. Berman (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUmljaGFyZF9NLl9CZXJtYW4/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Richard M. Berman</a>'s 2015 decision to vacate Brady's four-game suspension as punishment for his alleged role in the Deflategate scandal. At the March 3, 2016, hearing in New York City, the three-judge panel of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22United%20States%20Court%20of%20Appeals%20for%20the%20Second%20Circuit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22United%20States%20Court%20of%20Appeals%20for%20the%20Second%20Circuit%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUnited%20States%20Court%20of%20Appeals%20for%20the%20Second%20Circuit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" class="new" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdGVkX1N0YXRlc19Db3VydF9vZl9BcHBlYWxzX2Zvcl90aGVfU2Vjb25kX0NpcmN1aXQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit</a> questioned Players Association lawyer <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jeffrey%20L.%20Kessler%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jeffrey%20L.%20Kessler%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJeffrey%20L.%20Kessler%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" class="new" title="Jeffrey L. 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Kessler</a> more intensely than NFL lawyer <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Paul%20Clement%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Paul%20Clement%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPaul%20Clement%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" class="new" title="Paul Clement (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGF1bF9DbGVtZW50P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Paul Clement</a>, with Circuit Judge <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Denny%20Chin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Denny%20Chin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDenny%20Chin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" class="new" title="Denny Chin (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRGVubnlfQ2hpbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Denny Chin</a> even stating that "the evidence of ball tampering is compelling, if not overwhelming."<span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%7Clast1%3DVolin%7Cfirst1%3DBen%7Ctitle%3DBrady%27s%20lawyer%20feels%20pressure%20from%20judges%7Curl%3Dhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.bostonglobe.com%5C%2F2016%5C%2F03%5C%2F03%5C%2Ftom-brady-deflategate-appeal%5C%2FTnrgVNVYDpa6n4VtBBJr2I%5C%2Fstory.html%7Caccessdate%3DApril%2026%2C%202016%7Cwork%3DThe%20Boston%20Globe%7Cdate%3DMarch%203%2C%202016%7Carchive-url%3Dhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fweb.archive.org%5C%2Fweb%5C%2F20160416102801%5C%2Fhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.bostonglobe.com%5C%2F2016%5C%2F03%5C%2F03%5C%2Ftom-brady-deflategate-appeal%5C%2FTnrgVNVYDpa6n4VtBBJr2I%5C%2Fstory.html%7Carchive-date%3DApril%2016%2C%202016%7Cdead-url%3Dno%7Cdf%3D%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-6624451985f329a785e748%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ1f4e5493734b99be-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-6624451985f329a785e748%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ1f4e5493734b99be-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2226%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2227%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On April 25, 2016, Judge <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Richard%20M.%20Berman%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Richard%20M.%20Berman%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRichard%20M.%20Berman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" class="new" title="Richard M. Berman (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUmljaGFyZF9NLl9CZXJtYW4/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Richard M. Berman</a>'s decision to block Brady's four-game suspension was overturned by the U.S. Appeals Court.<span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" 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data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" href="#cite_note-5"><span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>6<span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On May 23, 2016, Brady appealed for his case to be reheard by the full U.S. 2nd Circuit Court.<span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" 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data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" href="#cite_note-6"><span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>7<span data-rte-instance="24816-6624451985f329a785e748" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The 2nd Circuit Court denied Brady's request for an <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22en%20banc%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22en%20banc%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Ben%20banc%5D%5D%22%7D" 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