especially when the evidence presented didn't add up.
I would suggest re-reading Judge Berman's ruling more closely; any sort of Brady actual innocence argument was rejected. This decision rests purely on egregious procedural defects. In lay terms, the decision says that because the NFL failed to give prior warning that ball tampering would be harshly judged, they can't. Had Goodell sent a memo saying "Yo, knock it off or everyone is getting waxed," there's no notice deficiency.
I will say that for a union that's been repeatedly broken in CBA negotiations and is largely at the mercy of their employers, the NFLPA does really, really well at the margins. It's hard to overstate how hard it is to get collectively bargained system arbitration overturned. That's how badly Goodell fucked this up.
