The Facts: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upholds Brady's suspension. The Patriots' star quarterback will miss the first four games of the 2015 season.

Diehards Line:In the opinion informing Brady that his appeal had been denied, Goodell emphasized important new information disclosed by Brady and his representatives in connection with the hearing. Based on the Wells Report and the evidence presented at the hearing, Goodell concluded in his decision that Brady was aware of, and took steps to support, the actions of other team employees to deflate game footballs below the levels called for by the NFL's Official Playing Rules. The commissioner found that Brady’s deliberate destruction of potentially relevant evidence went beyond a mere failure to cooperate in the investigation and supported a finding that he had sought to hide evidence of his own participation in the underlying scheme to alter the footballs. Brady and the NFLPA are expected to take the matter to court... An updated and more detailed version of this story is available now.