MarkusNaslund on 11 May 2015
| Gammalad said: I am pretty sure if this was put to a court of law Tom Brady would come out on top. From what I have seen all the NFL has is that Tom Brady could have been aware that the balls were deflated. Im not even a Patriots fan but I feel like this is stupid. |
Chances are Brady would still lose if this went to court. This isn't a criminal trial. They don't need proof beyond a reasonable doubt because they're not throwing Brady in jail. The standard of proof here is a balance of probabilities (i.e., "Is it more likely than not...") which is the burden of proof for civil cases so it would also be appopriate for non-criminal sports investigations. And as per the investigation, it was more probable than not that Brady was aware of what was going on.
