Deflategate is coming to an end after about six months of taking over the Sports Center "Breaking News" columns whenever Roger Goodell moved his arm to change the channel from The Real Housewives to The Bachelor. After some courtroom action, a drunk man’s drawing of Tom Brady and an overthrown pass of Brady’s cellphone in the trash, a week separates wether New England will have to start researching who this Jimmy Garopollo guy is or not.
No matter what happens to Brady, the dude is a constant winner. He could be suspended for the original four game punishment and still come out smiling. He has everything to be smiling about. He has the life every guy dreams about. He was seventh on the depth chart at one point at the University of Michigan to becoming one of the greatest quarterback in NFL history. America loves a good old "started from the bottom, now we're here" story. Goodell, you cannot win.
For one, Brady is married to a previous Victoria Secret Angel. He gets to come home from a hard day of scoring touchdowns and winning Super Bowls to a gorgeous super model. I come home to a forgotten pile of dirty laundry and half eaten bowl of mac n’ cheese and am pretty content about it. Even with his goofy dancing and awkward high fives, he still scores a perfect ten at home. Talk about living the good life.
Let me just state the obvious, he is a multi-millionaire. The least thing the Patriots are concerned about is the extra one-million dollar fine they will have to pay on top of their loss of future draft picks. The Patriots are the Floyd Mayweather, Jr., of football, and most of the credit belongs to Mr. Brady. Tommy Boy is worth around $131 million. As of a couple of years ago, he was the 11th highest paid athlete. His idea of fun is looking at $15 million houses, going to the Kentucky Derby and pretty much doing whatever he damn pleases. That means he’s hanging classy with some of the best -- like Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James and Phil Mickelson. Not a bad list to be on.
All he does is win. The thing Brady is really, really good at, is winning. Brady is a six time AFC champion, ten time Pro Bowler, two time NFL MVP, three time Super Bowl MVP and a four, yes four, time Super Bowl Champion. He has the most Super Bowl starts in quarterback NFL history and is only one of three quarterbacks with four Super Bowl wins. With a 76.6 percent career record (181-55) with the Patriots and a 21-8 post season record, the stats scream G.O.A.T.
So, Goodell, do what you have to do. Slam down the hammer on our all-innocent Brady. Just remember, when you are on the can, checking your bathroom cabinet for toilet paper and you are all out, Tom is cozied up next to Giselle, watching his personal copy of Super Bowl XLIX while surfing the web to see how man an island will end up costing him. Yeah, he’ll be upset missing the first couple of games or so, but it is not like he can’t win a Super Bowl with a few loses; he won his first with five of them. Your move, Roger.