New York Jets Brandon Marshall On Tom Brady's Lifted Suspension: 'He Played the Race Card'
New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall made his opinion known about the Deflategate scandal.
According to Bleacher Report, when asked how he felt about New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's suspension being lifted, Marshall did not mince any words.
"The race card. There are a lot of players out there that believe that white players -- specifically, at the quarterback position -- are treated differently," the wide receiver said on Showtime's "Inside the NFL."
"No. 1 is the fighter," he continued. "I think there are guys in the fight with Tom. When one player's rights are upheld, then all players' rights are upheld. It's not about what he did, if he's right or wrong. It's more about the process. Is it fair?
"The second is cowards. I call them cowards. That's the guys that are afraid to face Tom Brady. They want him suspended; I don't believe in that."
During an interview with "Inside the NFL," Marshall said he believes black people have much different standards to follow than white people.
On Monday, Judge Richard Berman of Manhattan Federal Court ruled that Brady's suspension must be nullified. Earlier this year, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Brady for the first four games of the regular season in which he and two other New England Patriots equipment managers allegedly let air out of footballs during last season's AFC title game against the Indianapolis Colts. The Patriots eventually won the game 44-7.
The judge rejected Goodell's decision, because it was "premised upon several significant legal deficiencies, including inadequate notice to Brady of both his potential discipline (four-game suspension) and his alleged misconduct; denial of the opportunity for Brady to examine one of two lead investigators, namely NFL Executive Vice President and General Counsel Jeff Pash; and denial of equal access to investigative files, including witness interview notes."
Yesterday, in a scathing report by ESPN, the Patriots have been caught spying on teams from 2000 to 2007 and the Deflategate scandal was a "makeup call" from the commissioner.
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