that brady was generally aware. the four-time super bowl champion s agent said there was no fairness in the wells investigation whatsoever. according to wells, agent don yee also questioned his independence from the nfl. those attacks are out of bounds and unfair and just plain wrong. on monday the league handed down its decision. for the patriots a $1 million fine and losing two draft picks. for brady a four-game suspension without pay. the nfl s message to the quarterback, your actions clearly constitute conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the game of professional football. no player not even a future haul famer, is exempt from those rules. it s not over yet. brady s agent told us they ll appeal. if the suspension stands, brady s first game back will be against the indianapolis colts, the team that first blew the whistle on the patriots and deflated footballs. karen travers, abc news, washington. karen, thank you so much.
cooperate. his agent calls it ridiculous, says that brady didn t do anything wrong and that the investigator had a pre-determined conclusion before he started. brady s agent said brady will appeal the decision. and here s the kicker. he requested a neutral appeals officer. this is key and something we ll all be watching over the next few days. the way league rules are set up, roger goodell, he s the one who hears this appeal. players have long said hey, this is unfair. you can t be the appeals judge for when we appeal a decision that s already made by your office, but that is the way the system work. now goodell can appoint an outside officer, and that is what brady is pressuring him to do. by the way, if the suspension is upheld, tom brady s first game back will be to play the indianapolis colts, the team against whom this whole controversy began. rachel nichols there.
decision. here s the kicker, he requested a neutral appeals officer. this is key. the way league rules are set up, nfl commissioner roger goodell, he s the one that hears the appeal. they have long said this is unfair. but that is the way the system works. now, goodell can appoint an outside officer to hear the appeal instead and that s what brady s agent is challenging him to do. and by the way, if the suspension is upheld, tom brady s first game back will be to play the indianapolis colts, the team against who this whole controversy began. we go to boston now, closing arguments in the boston bombing trial are expected to begin on wednesday. the deadly weapofense rested onm
they were doing spygate when they beat my eagles ten years ago. they re consistently guilty of engaging in this kind of behavior. i think he should be suspended for at least four games, which is probably what the nfl is going to do, because his first game back will be against the colts and it will probably be the highest rated game of the years, because those are the teams that actually ratted him out. but maria, do things really care. i know things go down things happen, do you think they really care about this? americans have 99 problems and this ain t one. really? yes. i think that you look at it and you say, yes, unfortunately, someone may what? yes! i think a lot of times this is actually smoke and mirrors. they should address it absolutely. have they can you actually convict someone without being able to have all their fingerprints on it? i think that s unfair. i think we actually have to look at the bigger problems we have. sorry, angela. not only did maria dis
it s still being inspected. a new york yankees fan caught sleeping during the game is suing espn for $10 million for defamation. espn cameras captured videos of him asleep during a game back in april but it wasn t just that image that upset him. it s what he claims the broadcasters said about him. he says they made fun of him using such words as stupor, fatty, unintelligent and stupid. he also claims he suffered substantial injury to his character and reputation, and loss of future income. espn is not commenting on the suit. it s the story of a kiss gone amiss. a celebratory moment when an athlete puckered up only to look like a sucker. cnn s jeanne moos has more. reporter: kissing should be like riding a bike. you never forget how but instead, it can get so awkward,