In what amounts to a deliberate attempt to beat the National Football League Players Association to the punch, the NFL has reportedly filed a complaint with a federal court in Manhattan to confirm the four-game suspension the league levied against New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
BREAKING: @NFL asks federal court to confirm Tom Brady suspension. Complaint filed in Manhattan #sportsbiz #NFL #preemptivestrike
— Scott Soshnick (@soshnick) July 28, 2015
Considering it comes on the same day that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the four-game suspension that he levied against Brady, it potentially takes the case out of the hands of U.