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FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady looks to pass during the first half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts in Foxborough, Mass. The NFL suspended Brady for the first four games on Monday, May 11, 2015, for his role in a scheme to deflate footballs used in the AFC title game. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

SNYDER: Tom Brady’s suspension more outrageous than the ‘crime’ itself

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media at a news conference at the NFL Annual Meeting in Phoenix on March 25, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

NFL to drop tax-free status after complaints

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2014, file photo, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson leaves the field after an NFL preseason football game against the Oakland Raiders in Minneapolis. The NFL has reinstated Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, clearing the way for him to return after missing most of last season while facing child abuse charges in Texas. The league announced its decision on Thursday, April 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

NFL reinstates Adrian Peterson from suspension

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2014, file photo, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson leaves the field after an NFL preseason football game against the Oakland Raiders in Minneapolis. The NFL has reinstated Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, clearing the way for him to return after missing most of last season while facing child abuse charges in Texas. The league announced its decision on Thursday, April 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Adrian Peterson reinstated by NFL, eligible to play next season

By Jon Krawczynski - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2013, fikle photo, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, left, tries to break a tackle from Chicago Bears free safety Chris Conte during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Minneapolis. A federal judge has cleared the way for Peterson to be reinstated. U.S. District Judge David Doty issued his order Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, less than three weeks after hearing oral arguments. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File)

Judge rules for Peterson, opening door for reinstatement

By DAVE CAMPBELL and JON KRAWCZYNSKI - Associated Press

Adrian Peterson and his wife Ashley greet fans outside the federal court house, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 in Minneapolis. The NFL Players Association's attempt to have Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson reinstated has been taken under advisement by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge David Doty heard arguments from the NFLPA and the NFL on Friday. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Brian Peterson) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES LOCAL TELEVISION OUT

Vikings GM: We ‘expect’ Adrian Peterson to be part of team

Associated Press

The public has to take NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's word for the leap of faith that investigators for the Ray Rice investigation and Deflategate were not hired for their connections to the league. (Associated Ptress)

LOVERRO: NFL getting discounted rate for investigations?

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 19, 2014, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pauses as he speaks during a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Roger Goodell: NFL has moved past season full of ‘plenty of challenges’

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick should not get the benefit of the doubt for his involvement in using improperly deflated footballs, having forfeited that privilege when he turned on his spy cameras. (Associated Press)

SNYDER: Bill ‘Belicheat,’ err Belichick, must be brought back to Earth

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2014, file photo, Ray Rice arrives with his wife Janay Palmer for an appeal hearing of his indefinite suspension from the NFL in New York. A former FBI director hired to look into how the NFL pursued evidence in the Ray Rice abuse case says the league should have investigated the incident more thoroughly before it initially punished the player. Robert Mueller released the report Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, saying that the NFL had substantial information about the case and could have obtained more. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Former FBI boss Robert Mueller: NFL should have sought more info in Rice case

By Barry Wilnet - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2014, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pauses as he speaks during a news conference in New York. Rice has won the appeal of his indefinite suspension by the NFL, which has been &quot;vacated immediately,&quot; the players' union said Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File) **FILE**

Domestic violence at forefront of NFL in 2014

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson speaks to the media after pleading no contest to an assault charge in Conroe, Texas, in this Nov. 4, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

Players union takes NFL to court over its handling of Adrian Peterson’s suspension

By Dave Campbell - Associated Press

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell attends an owners meeting, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, in Irving, Texas. NFL owners are set to discuss potential changes to the league's personal conduct policy in their final scheduled meeting before the end of the season. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

NFL owners approve new personal conduct policy

By Schuyler Dixon - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2014, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pauses as he speaks during a news conference in New York. Rice has won the appeal of his indefinite suspension by the NFL, which has been &quot;vacated immediately,&quot; the players' union said Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Ray Rice appeal victory magnifies Roger Goodell’s fumbling of case

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

Ray Rice arrives with his wife Janay Palmer for an appeal hearing of his indefinite suspension from the NFL, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Ray Rice wins appeal, ‘suspension vacated’

By Barry Wilner - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson leaves court accompanied by his wife, Ashley Brown Peterson, in Conroe, Texas. The NFL suspended Adrian Peterson without pay for at least the remainder of the season. The league said Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, it informed the Minnesota Vikings running back he will not be considered for reinstatement before April 15 for violating the NFL personal conduct policy. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Billy Smith II, File)

Adrian Peterson suspension appealed by NFL players’ association

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press

Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden, left, talks with Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) during warmups before the Washington Redskins play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in NFL football at FedExField, Landover, Md., Sunday, November 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

SNYDER: On Jay Gruden’s message, RG3’s descent, Roger Goodell’s moralizing and more

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson leaves the courthouse with his wife Ashley Brown Peterson Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Conroe, Texas. Adrian Peterson avoided jail time on Tuesday in a plea agreement reached with prosecutors to resolve his child abuse case. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Adrian Peterson appeals suspension handed down for rest of season

By Staff - Associated Press

Ray Rice arrives with his wife Janay Palmer for an appeal hearing of his indefinite suspension from the NFL, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Ray Rice appeal hearing concludes; no timetable for decision

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press