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Brennan: Now the punishments finally fit the crimes in NFL

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USA TODAY Sports's Nate Davis discusses the on-field implications of Tom Brady's four-game suspension.
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As the world awaits Tom Brady's expected appeal of his Deflategate suspension, a significant segment of our sports population remains shocked that the New England Patriots quarterback was given four games not only for cheating but also for not cooperating with the investigation into his cheating.

Where have these people been the past eight months? Have they paid absolutely no attention to the seismic shift that has occurred on the sports landscape since Sept.