Breaking News: Judge Rules in Favor of Tom Brady, Patriots Super Bowl Odds Still 8-1

Written by:
Don Shapiro
Published on:
Sep/03/2015
Breaking News: Judge Rules in Favor of Tom Brady, Patriots Super Bowl Odds Still

A federal judge on Thursday ruled in favor of Patriots starting quarterback Tom Brady, paving the way for him to play all 16 games of the regular season.  Oddsmakers still the Patriots at 8-1 odds to win the 2016 Super Bowl.

The NFL earlier found Brady had some involvement in the deflating of footballs during a Playoffs game last season.

The surprise ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman came Thursday after more than one month of failed settlement talks between the NFL and its players’ union. Many legal experts believed the judge was merely pressuring the sides to settle when he criticized the NFL’s handling of the case at two hearings in August.

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