Don Yee Responds To Tom Brady’s Suspension: Read His Full Statement Here

Tom Brady’s agent Don Yee said Monday he doesn’t believe the National Football League has any legitimate reason to suspend the New England Patriots star quarterback for four games. In a TwitLonger response shared by FOX Sports reporter Mike Garafolo, Yee said he thought the decision was unfair, and he confirmed it would be appealed. The suspension was administered as a result of an investigation by league-appointed investigator Ted Wells, who said Brady most likely knew about the footballs being deflated.

His full statement has been posted below:

"The discipline is ridiculous and has no legitimate basis. In my opinion, this outcome was predetermined; there was no fairness in the Wells investigation whatsoever. There is no evidence that Tom directed footballs be set at pressures below the allowable limits. In fact, the evidence shows Tom clearly emphasized that footballs be set at pressures within the rules. Tom also cooperated with the investigation and answered every question presented to him. The Wells Report presents significant evidence, however, that the NFL lacks standards or protocols with respect to its handling of footballs prior to games; this is not the fault of Tom or the Patriots. The report also presents significant evidence the NFL participated with the Colts in some type of pre-AFC Championship Game planning regarding the footballs. This fact may raise serious questions about the integrity of the games we view on Sundays. We will appeal, and if the hearing officer is completely independent and neutral, I am very confident the Wells Report will be exposed as an incredibly frail exercise in fact-finding and logic. The NFL has a well-documented history of making poor disciplinary decisions that often are overturned when truly independent and neutral judges or arbitrators preside, and a former federal judge has found the commissioner has abused his discretion in the past, so this outcome does not surprise me. Sadly, today’s decision diminishes the NFL as it tells its fans, players and coaches that the games on the field don’t count as much as the games played on Park Avenue.”

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