New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady does not find NFL's ruling that he should miss four games of next season following the results of investigation regarding the infamous "deflate gate" controversy.
The National Football League Players' Association has filed an appeal over the 37-year-old player's suspension on Thursday. The group also called for a neutral party to review the case.
"Given the NFL's history of inconsistency and arbitrary decisions in disciplinary matters, it is only fair that a neutral arbitrator hear this appeal," the association said in a statement.
Few hours after the appeal for Tom Brady deflate gate suspension review, the league, which previously insisted the punishment was fair, announced Commissioner Roger Goodell will grant a review.
"Commissioner Goodell will hear the appeal of Tom Brady's suspension in accordance with the process agreed upon with the NFL Players Association in the 2011 collective bargaining agreement."
Also part of NFLPA's statement is their challenge on the authority given to NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Troy Vincent.
"The [collective bargaining agreement] grants the Commissioner-and only the Commissioner-the authority to impose conduct detrimental discipline on players," wrote NFLPA attorney Tom DePaso adding the suspension "contravenes the governing CBA requirement of fair and consistent treatment."
It also insisted the decision to suspend Tom Brady for the deflate gate controversy "premised solely on the Wells Report, which contains insufficient evidence to find that Mr. Brady committed any violation of NFL rules."
On May 6, NFL came up with the decision o the deflate gate controversy that rocked the AFC Championship game this year through 243-page report.
"The report documents your failure to cooperate fully and candidly with the investigation, including by refusing to produce any relevant electronic evidence (emails, texts, etc.), despite being offered extraordinary safeguards by the investigators to protect unrelated personal information, and by providing testimony that the report concludes was not plausible and contradicted by other evidence," Vincent wrote to Brady.
