Brady drops appeal of Deflategate suspension

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Friday he will drop the appeal of his four-game Deflategate suspension, according to a report from The Associated Press.

The decision brings an official end to the saga that began with the 2015 AFC Championship game, in which the Patriots defeated the Colts 45-7.

The Patriots went on to win the Super Bowl that season. Brady has denied any wrongdoing.

In May 2015, the NFL imposed the suspension on Brady after independent investigator Ted Wells, who had been hired by the league, found it “more probable than not” that the Patriots quarterback was involved with locker room attendant Jim McNally and equipment assistant John Jastremski in a scheme to take air out of the footballs New England used in the game.

It also came two days after Brady and the NFL Players Association’s petition for a rehearing was denied by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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