After months of back-and-forth, the National Football League has decided not to shorten Tom Brady's four-game suspension for tampering with game balls prior to January's AFC Championship game.
Remember "Deflategate"? The NFL released the so-called Wells Report earlier today (full doc here), the result of a months-long, extensive investigation into whether the footballs used in the Patriots-Colts AFC Championship Game back in January were illegally tampered with. So were they? According to the report, probably.
A jury has found former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez guilty of murder in the first degree in the slaying of Odin Lloyd in 2013. The charge carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Adrian Peterson's lawsuit against the NFL, asking for immediate reinstatement, was heard yesterday in a Minneapolis courtroom. There's no indication when a ruling might be handed down. Outside the courthouse, purple-clad fans greeted Peterson warmly. When asked if he wants to return to the Vikings, AP replied, "Of course."
Malcolm Butler made a game-saving interception of a Russell Wilson pass at the goal line, and the New England Patriots held on to beat the Seattle Seahawks, 28-24, in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. on Sunday.