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QB1 and a million reactions. After Tom Brady was suspended without pay from the first four games of the 2015 football season, the New England Patriots quarterback received support from his fellow NFL players and celebrities, as well as some criticism from others on Monday, May 11.
An NFL-commissioned report released last week found that Brady was "at least generally aware" of the deflated footballs that helped his team nab the AFC Championship in January. Eventually, the Patriots' victory against the Indianapolis Colts would help Pats secure its win against the Seattle Seahawks this past February at Super Bowl XLIX.
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Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who topped Brady and the Patriots in not one, but two Super Bowl victories, told the New York Post on Monday that he found no happiness in the situation.
"Tom has been a friend of mine," Manning told the paper. "I don't like to see anyone get suspended. I don’t like to see anybody get in trouble. I don’t like to see anything happen to the NFL or to a player or to another quarterback. In no way am I glad to see this happen."
Still, Manning said the punishment was "serious," even from the league. “Obviously the football, I think it is about integrity and you have to follow the rules. If someone’s breaking the rules I understand you’re gonna get punished for it," he said. “Obviously the NFL is serious about not messing with the integrity of the game, no matter big or little the issue is."
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Real estate mogul and reality star Donald Trump also sounded off on the matter on Monday night in an extended Twitter rant.
They had no definitive proof against Tom Brady or #patriots. If Hillary doesn't have to produce Emails, why should Tom? Very unfair!
— Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) May 11, 2015
People are so jealous of Tom Brady and the Patriots. No court could convict based on the evidence.They can't beat him on the field, so this!
— Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) May 11, 2015
Why do we always try to destroy our true champions and winners in this country, while at the same time leaving the losers alone? STUPID!
— Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) May 11, 2015
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Many other football players and other professional athletes responded to the news of Brady's four-game suspension via social media on Monday night.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!! SMH
? #PATSNATION STAND UP!!!!!
— LeGarrette Blount (@lg_Blount) May 11, 2015
I'm going to miss Tom Brady's championship pedigree for those 4 games, he's the reason I watch the Patriots every Sunday!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@magicjohnson) May 11, 2015
WOW t.co/bDI9QkuYcj
— Torrey Smith (@torreysmithwr) May 11, 2015
Man hold your head Tom, you are a great person, and better professional. #TB12 #TBE
— Brandon Browner (@bbrowner27) May 8, 2015
You are Appreciated
— Brandon Browner (@bbrowner27) May 11, 2015
October 18th will be quite a day here in Indy
— Matt Overton (@mattoverton_LS) May 11, 2015
Well done @nfl ..........#DeflateGate
— Patrick Peterson (@realpeterson21) May 11, 2015
Why are the Pats fans so mad at me?
— Patrick Peterson (@realpeterson21) May 11, 2015
Lol?
— Patrick Peterson (@realpeterson21) May 11, 2015
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Stars were equally emotional about the shocking news.
#NFL suspended Brady Whoa .. That's complex in all its implications. #Bradysuspension
— MC HAMMER (@mchammer) May 11, 2015
Brady's legal team,the Patriot's and the #NFLPA has to vigorously fight this suspension. It potentially has vast implications beyond #Brady.
— MC HAMMER (@mchammer) May 11, 2015
You have to ask yourself why would the #NFL want to take on this arduous high profile litigation against Tom #Brady ? & the timing why now ?
— MC HAMMER (@mchammer) May 11, 2015
Tom Brady should be forced to spend those 4 games blowing up balloon animals.
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) May 12, 2015
Wow. #Patriots punished.? t.co/885XmaBRLS
— Eliza Dushku (@elizadushku) May 11, 2015
I can't tell you how much it DELIGHTS this Boston-bred theatre punk all black wearing freak that Tom Brady is getting suspended. #sorryjocks
— Jen Kirkman (@jenkirkman) May 11, 2015
Tom Brady is suspended for 4 games for deflating balls!! Good thing he wasn't smoking weed! #TeamDl
— DL Hughley (@realdlhughley) May 11, 2015
I hear there's elevator footage of Tom Brady punching footballs in the face. pic.twitter.com/l57YE9YGbv
— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) May 12, 2015
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Following the announcement by NFL Executive President Troy Vincent -- which also slapped the team with a $1 million fine, as well as the loss of a first round draft pink in 2016 and fourth round pick in 2017 -- Brady's agent Don Yee slammed the league's decision in a statement to Us Weekly. "In my opinion, this outcome was pre-determined; there was no fairness in the Wells investigation whatsoever," Yee said in his statement to Us. "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."
Yee noted that Brady planned to appeal the Wells Report, promising that the investigative look would be "exposed as an incredibly frail exercise in fact-finding and logic."
QB1 and a million reactions. After Tom Brady was suspended without pay from the first four games of the 2015 football season, the New England Patriots quarterback received support from his fellow NFL players and celebrities, as well as some criticism from others on Monday, May 11.
An NFL-commissioned report released last week found that Brady was "at least generally aware" of the deflated footballs that helped his team nab the AFC Championship in January. Eventually, the Patriots' victory against the Indianapolis Colts would help Pats secure its win against the Seattle Seahawks this past February at Super Bowl XLIX.
PHOTOS: Tom and Gisele's most romantic moments
Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who topped Brady and the Patriots in not one, but two Super Bowl victories, told the New York Post on Monday that he found no happiness in the situation.
"Tom has been a friend of mine," Manning told the paper. "I don't like to see anyone get suspended. I don’t like to see anybody get in trouble. I don’t like to see anything happen to the NFL or to a player or to another quarterback. In no way am I glad to see this happen."
Still, Manning said the punishment was "serious," even from the league. “Obviously the football, I think it is about integrity and you have to follow the rules. If someone’s breaking the rules I understand you’re gonna get punished for it," he said. “Obviously the NFL is serious about not messing with the integrity of the game, no matter big or little the issue is."
PHOTOS: Celebs dating athletes
Real estate mogul and reality star Donald Trump also sounded off on the matter on Monday night in an extended Twitter rant.
They had no definitive proof against Tom Brady or #patriots. If Hillary doesn't have to produce Emails, why should Tom? Very unfair!
— Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) May 11, 2015
People are so jealous of Tom Brady and the Patriots. No court could convict based on the evidence.They can't beat him on the field, so this!
— Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) May 11, 2015
Why do we always try to destroy our true champions and winners in this country, while at the same time leaving the losers alone? STUPID!
— Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) May 11, 2015
PHOTOS: Celebrity wives and girlfriends of NFL players!
Many other football players and other professional athletes responded to the news of Brady's four-game suspension via social media on Monday night.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!! SMH
? #PATSNATION STAND UP!!!!!— LeGarrette Blount (@lg_Blount) May 11, 2015
I'm going to miss Tom Brady's championship pedigree for those 4 games, he's the reason I watch the Patriots every Sunday!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@magicjohnson) May 11, 2015
WOW t.co/bDI9QkuYcj
— Torrey Smith (@torreysmithwr) May 11, 2015
Man hold your head Tom, you are a great person, and better professional. #TB12 #TBE
— Brandon Browner (@bbrowner27) May 8, 2015
You are Appreciated
— Brandon Browner (@bbrowner27) May 11, 2015
October 18th will be quite a day here in Indy
— Matt Overton (@mattoverton_LS) May 11, 2015
Well done @nfl ..........#DeflateGate
— Patrick Peterson (@realpeterson21) May 11, 2015
Why are the Pats fans so mad at me?
— Patrick Peterson (@realpeterson21) May 11, 2015
Lol?
— Patrick Peterson (@realpeterson21) May 11, 2015
PHOTOS: Supermodels -- then and now
Stars were equally emotional about the shocking news.
#NFL suspended Brady
Whoa .. That's complex in all its implications. #Bradysuspension— MC HAMMER (@mchammer) May 11, 2015
Brady's legal team,the Patriot's and the #NFLPA has to vigorously fight this suspension. It potentially has vast implications beyond #Brady.
— MC HAMMER (@mchammer) May 11, 2015
You have to ask yourself why would the #NFL want to take on this arduous high profile litigation against Tom #Brady ? & the timing why now ?
— MC HAMMER (@mchammer) May 11, 2015
Tom Brady should be forced to spend those 4 games blowing up balloon animals.
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) May 12, 2015
Wow. #Patriots punished.
? t.co/885XmaBRLS— Eliza Dushku (@elizadushku) May 11, 2015
I can't tell you how much it DELIGHTS this Boston-bred theatre punk all black wearing freak that Tom Brady is getting suspended. #sorryjocks
— Jen Kirkman (@jenkirkman) May 11, 2015
Tom Brady is suspended for 4 games for deflating balls!! Good thing he wasn't smoking weed! #TeamDl
— DL Hughley (@realdlhughley) May 11, 2015
I hear there's elevator footage of Tom Brady punching footballs in the face. pic.twitter.com/l57YE9YGbv
— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) May 12, 2015
PHOTOS: Kristin Cavallari's life as a mom with Jay Cutler
Following the announcement by NFL Executive President Troy Vincent -- which also slapped the team with a $1 million fine, as well as the loss of a first round draft pink in 2016 and fourth round pick in 2017 -- Brady's agent Don Yee slammed the league's decision in a statement to Us Weekly. "In my opinion, this outcome was pre-determined; there was no fairness in the Wells investigation whatsoever," Yee said in his statement to Us. "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."
Yee noted that Brady planned to appeal the Wells Report, promising that the investigative look would be "exposed as an incredibly frail exercise in fact-finding and logic."
