In a wild development to Deflategate, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will be the one hearing Tom Brady’s appeal over his four-game suspension passed down by the league this week.
Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman was the first to report the news.
Brady and the NFLPA requested an independent arbitrator, something Goodell certainly is not. Meanwhile, Brady lawyered up this week, adding Jeffrey Kessler to his legal counsel. Kessler was instrumental in helping clear several Saints players during Bountygate.
The NFL issued the following statement late Thursday night:
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.
