Blame Patriots' shady past for Tom Brady's silly suspension
Someday, the NFL will get this whole suspension thing right. Monday was not that day. MORE: Classic photos of Tom Brady | College course in Deflategate | Gronk has lewd response to scandal | Dad: Tom was framed The latest wrong number was four games for Tom Brady . The Super Bowl-champion Patriots will be without their Canton-bound quarterback for a quarter of the 2015 regular season. The league thinks that's justifiable math for learning that Brady "was more probably than not" "generally aware" of footballs being underinflated in the AFC Championship game. As usual, with all the league's bans, it's way off. Here's how everyone else adds that up: If you're talking personal conduct, it's twice the initial suspension for Ray Rice. If you're talking substance abuse, that would be two Le'Veon Bells and four LeGarrette Blounts. In other words, the NFL still has no idea what it's doing with discipline in the name of preserving the ...