A federal appeals court has ruled that the New England Patriots' quarterback, Tom Brady, must serve a four-game suspension imposed by the NFL.
The suspension was initially issued after Brady's alleged role in a ball-deflation scandal prior to the AFC Championship Game in 2014—after which the Patriots went on to win the Super Bowl. He appealed the suspension and found out only a week before the start of the 2015 season that he would be allowed to play in the Patriots' opener.
Now, a year later, a three-judge panel has now decided to reinstate the suspension originally imposed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.