The Pittsburgh Steelers will need to adjust their game plan for their season opener against the New England Patriots on next Thursday, Sept. 10. Thanks to a decision by a federal judge on Thursday, Sept. 3, they’re going to face one of the NFL’s elite quarterbacks.
In one of the most significant legal defeats for the NFL in its 95-year history, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman on Thursday vacated Roger Goodell’s decision to uphold Tom Brady’s four-game suspension (view the entire decision here). By vacating Goodell’s decision, Judge Berman causes Brady’s suspension to be lifted before it was scheduled to take effect on Saturday, Sept.