The NFL Just Deflated The Patriots Balls

Wow. The hammer has been dropped, and it is heavy. The Patriots will be fined $1 million, they will lose their 1st round pick in 2016, 4th round pick in 2017 and on top of that Brady is suspended 4 games next year. The expectation is that Tom Brady will appeal and the suspension will be reduced to 2 games, but the loss of draft picks come as a shock. This in a sense is a bigger team loss then the Bountygate scandal the Saints had a few years ago as they lost two 2nd round picks among personnel suspensions and a fine of $500,000. This is a big blow although in a way it was expected. Although this just makes the Patriots scarier next year, once they get Brady back, they are still the team to beat and it seems like the NFL may have just poked the bear.