Tom Brady speaks out on dropping his Deflategate appeal for the first time
Tom Brady will be forced to sit out the first four games of the season after dropping his appeal and accepting the suspension he was handed for his involvement in Deflategate. That leaves the New England Patriots with Jimmy Garoppolo under center until Week 5 when the quarterback makes his triumphant return.
On Friday, Brady spoke out on his decision to end his appeal for the first time and addressed the four-game ban looming over him.
Brady, of course, is free to participate in practice and team activities, as he has been in training camp. In that sense, nothing has changed because he’s still the same leader he always has been, running the show with the first-team offense for the most part.
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When the suspension does set in, Brady will deal with it. Right now, he has no plan set in place.
“I’ll deal with that when it comes,” he said. “I could have a plan and then change the plan so I really don’t know.”
Brady says his focus isn’t on the suspension and is instead working towards “getting better everyday.”
“I’m just rooting for us to win every game that we’re playing that I’m not in, and certainly when I’m in I hope we win every game, too.”
Brady had a dominant day of practice in the team’s scrimmage on Friday, completing 25-of-25 passes for two touchdowns, according to Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald.
