No matter what side of the fence you’re on, after a 15-month convoluted saga about air pressure in footballs, at this point it’s nearly impossible to view Deflategate as anything other than a pestering herpe sore. No one wants it, but we’re all reminded of it monthly.
Brady will likely serve the four-game suspension reinstated today by an appeals court–barring he sues for defamation or the case reaches the Supreme Court–which may not be worst case scenario for a 39-year-old quarterback with a serviceable backup in Jimmy Goropollo (11 games, 20-31, TD).
Regardless, Twitter is on fire with reactions to the ruling, from New Englanders who are downright distraught to trolls who relish in their misery to people who just want it all to end. Check out some of the best below.
FREE TOM BRADY
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 25, 2016
Should Tom Brady be suspended for four games? Who knows. Is suspending him worth the delicious tears from salty Patriots fans? Yes.
— Patrick Klepek 🎃 (@patrickklepek) April 25, 2016
*checks patriots twitter* pic.twitter.com/cKDCFkmF0e
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) April 25, 2016
#Deflategate is back. https://t.co/SSxJ7foRGg
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 25, 2016
Live look at Patriots fans checking Twitter rn pic.twitter.com/LFN2vHuYlX
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) April 25, 2016
LIVE LOOK at the NFL League Office. #Deflategatehttps://t.co/94R1iCv1sQ
— Tim and Friends (@timandfriends) April 25, 2016
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) April 25, 2016
"And now let's go live to Boston!" pic.twitter.com/UGAI0kqgcQ
— LKD (@LukeKerrDineen) April 25, 2016
I've never rooted for Tom Brady in a single game in his career. But this is just flat wrong and has been from the very start.
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) April 25, 2016
Tom Brady's four-game suspension is back on: https://t.co/xB6DTZFKVY pic.twitter.com/HkWQepUigu
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) April 25, 2016
This joke is far from over. We’ll see who gets the last laugh in January when the best quarterback alive is well-rested in the playoffs 🙂