All things off season 2015.

[DYoungJelly]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

The punishment is not so much about the 1.2psi. It is about not cooperating with a serious NFL investigation on a team that has cheated and been caught before. Why did Brady not give up his texts? Why did the Patriots not make the ball guy available one more time after the investigation had discovered new evidence and wanted to ask him about it?

I would guess because there were incriminating as hell.

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by DYoungJelly

I would guess because there were incriminating as hell.

Bingo.
Brady made the personal choice not turn over his texts, knowing full well the risk of getting fined, suspended and his team getting fined and losing incredibly valuable draft picks. Rather than turning over the texts and (option 1) possibly getting exonerated. Or (option 2) turning over the texts, been found guilty, accepted the blame and taken full responsibility.
So now that Brady made the personal decision not to turn over possible incriminating texts then take the next logical step: he lied to the fans, his coach, his owner, the league, the commissioner and to most importantly the investigation. Obstruction of justice is a crime not just in the NFL but everywhere in this country.
This is no longer about 1.2psi.
It is about a team that has been caught TWICE breaking the rules and now not cooperating with an impartial investigation.