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Brady appeals 'Deflategate' suspension, Goodell to hear case

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New England quarterback Tom Brady, pictured at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 2, 2015

Los Angeles (AFP) - New England quarterback Tom Brady will fight his four-game NFL suspension over the "Deflategate" scandal, the NFL Players Association said, but the union's demand for a neutral arbitrator was denied.

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"Given the NFL's history of inconsistency and arbitrary decisions in disciplinary matters, it is only fair that a neutral arbitrator hear this appeal," the union said in a statement.

But the league said Thursday night that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would preside over the appeal.