'Deflategate' judge got plenty of public input
The judge who last week rescinded New England quarterback Tom Brady's four-game 'Deflategate' suspension got plenty of advice from the public before handing down the ruling - including a letter from a Nevada teacher who said her sixth graders thought Brady would be "plain stupid" if he could not tell balls were deflated after touching a football "a million times".
US District Judge Richard Berman put more than a dozen letters into the case record on Wednesday, thanking each writer and apologizing for a delay in responding to football fans, including a doctor, a lawyer and a teacher.
It is unlikely the letters had any effect on his decision to lift Brady's suspension and criticize the league for its handling of the investigation and disbursement of penalties after balls were discovered improperly deflated during New England's 45-7 trouncing of the Indianapolis Colts in January's AFC title game.
