SAN FRANCISCO — John Mara offered up a full-throated defense of Roger Goodell and the embattled NFL commissioner’s handling of Deflategate here Wednesday.
In an exclusive interview with The Post, the Giants’ co-owner and one of the league’s most powerful establishment voices stood up for the punishment of the Patriots and said he expects Tom Brady’s four-game suspension will stand even after an appeal.
“I believe [Patriots owner Bob Kraft] ultimately accepted the penalties because he knew he didn’t have anywhere to go” with an appeal or a potential lawsuit, Mara said as he departed on the final day of the NFL’s spring owners meetings.