Seattle Seahawks superstar Richard Sherman extended his support to Tom Brady, the quarterback of the New England Patriots, the same team who shattered the Hawks' dream of winning back-to-back titles.

Sherman, the Seahawks cornerback who is known for speaking his mind in pertinent issues, observed that there seems to have an unfair imposition of penalty on Brady and the Patriots, USA Today Sports reported.

"You're fining players more than you're fining organizations? That should bring up some red flags. But nobody's talking about that," the Standford University graduate commented.

Brady was suspended for four games this season without pay as a result of an independent investigator Ted Wells' report. Wells' findings stated that "more probable than not," Brady "was at least generally aware of the inappropriate activities" of Jim McNally and John Jastremski, two of the Patriots' staff who were allegedly involved in deflating the footballs during the championship match with the Indianapolis Colts, NFL.com reported in May.

The Patriots on the other hand, were fined $1 million and lost draft picks, specifically their 2016 first-rounder and 2017 fourth-round selection, the football site noted.

USA Today Sports noted that for Sherman, the Patriots' penalty is less than the nearly "$2 million in lost salary" the reigning Super Bowl Most Valuable Player will have to deal with.

"People are just so focused on, 'Oh, that's a huge fine for the organization,' It's not. A million dollars is peanuts to the Patriots, who will make (hundreds of) million dollars this year. Brady ... you take away four game checks, and you're doing this to the organization," the All-Pro football player said.

Although the two-time Pro-Bowler did not speak directly about Brady's involvement in the said issue, he stood firm that the penalty on the 38-year-old quarterback, was too much for Brady to shoulder as a single player.

"It wasn't just him [Brady]. There's no way nobody else knows about it. So, he shouldn't be punished so severely," Sherman said.

Brady is affected

Former Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss, who observed a joint practice between New England and New Orleans Saints, told ESPN that Brady looks affected by the well-documented issue.

"One thing you all have to realize is that Tom is human. I'm not going to sit up here and tell you it doesn't affect him. Not only does it affect him, it affects everybody in his circle," Moss said.

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