Fans Want Patriots' Draft Pick Restored And Sue NFL To Make It Happen
Well, I guess we now know what joeybee12 has been up to the last few weeks!!
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/07/473336090/fans-want-patriots-draft-pick-restored-sue-nfl-over-deflategate-punishment
A group of die-hard Patriots fans went to federal court earlier this week trying to overturn the team's punishment for Deflategate. The Patriots were stripped of their first-round draft pick after the NFL found the team improperly deflated footballs in the Jan. 18, 2015, AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts. Fans say the team shouldn't be punished while the case is on appeal.
"That's not fair, you know. We gotta think long-term here," says Mike Dimauro, one of seven plaintiffs accusing the NFL of fraud, negligence and inflicting emotional distress.
Fan Mike Dimauro says he's lost sleep and can't bear to follow his team. "It's too bothersome for me — it leaves a big hole in my heart." Plenty members of Patriots Nation can relate.
"When I saw it, I wanted to actually say, 'Can I add my name on that lawsuit?'" says Norm Wright, interviewed at a sports pub last night.
Wright agrees the NFL has unfairly subjected Pats fans to taunting and ridicule. "We didn't do anything wrong." The lawsuit's claim that the NFL is subjecting Patriots fans to ridicule, has prompted ridicule from another source — rival New York fans.
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