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Here's the Transcript of Tom Brady's Ballsy Appeal Hearing with Roger Goodell

Can this league possibly get any stupider?
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

The only important part of Tom Brady's appeal hearing transcript with Roger Goodell is the first four pages. Those are the pages that list the lawyers in the room. These are billable hours on Washington, D.C., rates for top law firms in the country getting paid hundreds if not thousands of dollars an hour to sit in a room and talk about balls. The NFLPA, the union representing NFL players, is paying these lawyers millions of dollars a year to talk about balls. That's all you need to know about Deflategate.

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If, for some unconscionable reason, you want to know more, here are some random, out of context things Tom Brady said about balls:

"the balls sucked, yeah"

"I don't even squeeze the ball…I'm just gripping it like a golf club"

"It's always been about how does the ball feel in my hand?"

Here's the whole thing. If you actually read it, may God have mercy on your soul.

Tom Brady Deflategate appeal hearing with Roger Goodell