Former Jet Feeley may have helped Brady in Deflategate case

[devland]

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[JoeC36]

Jets Cheating Scandal Might Have Aided Tom Brady In Settlement Hearing by Doug Kyed on Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 12:43AM1,054

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A New York Jets employee was suspended for tampering with footballs in 2009, and he wasn’t a player. That Jets equipment employee ” ‘attempted to use unapproved equipment to prep the K(icking) Balls prior to’ a game against the Patriots,” the NFL Players Association noted in its lawsuit filed against the NFL on July 30 regarding New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension in the Deflategate scandal. “The NFL concluded the Club employee’s ‘attempt to use unapproved materials to prep the K(icking) Balls could (have) easily be(en) interpreted as an attempt to gain a competitive advantage.’ Id. Significantly, the Jets kicker — unlike the Club employee — was not investigated, let alone disciplined,” the NFLPA continued in their filing. So, why might this matter after Brady’s latest settlement hearing? The Jets kicker in question, Jay Feely — now a member of the NFLPA’s executive committee — attended Monday’s settlement hearing, ProFootballTalk pointed out Monday night. It’s unknown whether the Jets cheating scandal was mentioned when Feely was inside U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman’s chambers Monday, but it’s the NFL case most closely related to Deflategate, and it obviously netted a much different investigation and result. Brady, the player who would benefit most from deflated footballs, was suspended four games, while Feely, the player who would benefit most from altered K balls, wasn’t even investigated. That appears to set a precedent NFL commissioner Roger Goodell ignored while handing out Brady’s punishment, and it would have behooved Feely and the NFLPA to discuss it in court. A settlement couldn’t be reached in court Monday, but Berman is expected to rule on Brady’s lawsuit Tuesday or Wednesday. Berman doesn’t have the power to decrease Brady’s suspension, only uphold or nullify it. (h/t to ProFootballTalk) Thumbnail photo via Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports Images Have a question for Doug Kyed? Send it to him via Twitter at @DougKyed.

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[JoeC36]

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Hey man, next time please post the text of the article along with the link. Thanks

[j4jets]

This is like Bret Favre. Begging for attention. K ball have the leniency to be prepared differently than the regular ball. There's no precedence here. And I never heard of this "Jets cheating scandal" before. 

[JiFtheOracle]

I cant trust anything that comes from a kicker who work gloves, all the time.

[nyjunc]

it wasn't a big deal when we did it and it wasn't a big deal when NE did it.  time to move on.

[nyjunc]

This is like Bret Favre. Begging for attention. K ball have the leniency to be prepared differently than the regular ball. There's no precedence here. And I never heard of this "Jets cheating scandal" before. 

No they don't, unlike game balls where QBs can have them worked on before games Kickers never get to see K balls, they are supposed to be fresh out of the box.