Picking teams! After a federal judge tossed Tom Brady's four-game suspension on Sept. 3, a mix of exuberant and outraged celebrities reacted to the ruling on their social media pages.
This past May, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell issued Brady's suspension after a preliminary investigation report — which was commissioned by the league — claimed that Brady was "at least generally aware" of New England Patriots staffers deflating footballs before the AFC Championship game.
In the meantime, Brady claimed he was innocent and "very disappointed by the NFL's decision," resulting in a legal battle with Goodell and the league. The judge's ruling on Thursday makes Brady eligible to play in the Pats' season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 10.
Naturally, Boston fans were ecstatic about their star quarterback — and this past year's Super Bowl MVP — leading the team once again on the field. However, not all celebs were enthused by the nullified suspension, including an all-too-peeved Snoop Dogg, who posted an Instagram video about the situation.
"You hear that the NFL overturned the Brady s–t," Snoop shared with fans in the clip. "I can't do nothin' but smoke. That's bulls–t. You might as well overturn all the homies that got weed cases, too. If y'all want to do that, keep it real." He captioned it with a promise for his fellow Pittsburgh fans: "We gone ball steeler nation."
Do we get leveon bell 26 bac for game one or does this rule just apply to qbs? Nfl. Ain't right we… https://t.co/aQMGDkUuGS
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) September 3, 2015
wonder how tom brady cheated this time.
— daniel tosh (@danieltosh) September 3, 2015
For you amateurs making jokes that Gisele won't leave Tom Brady now that his career is back – she earns 3x what he does. So suck it.
— Jen Kirkman (@JenKirkman) September 3, 2015
This #TomBrady thing needs to go away already. #Enough #PlayBall
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) September 3, 2015
The institutional, systematic, covert and overt persecution of Pretty Boys must end. We are better than that!! #FreeTomBrady
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) September 3, 2015
Other celebrities joked of Brady's winning track record.
Happy for Tom Brady & @patriots fans everywhere! Now how bout we do something about getting our stolen draft picks back? #GoPats #FreeBrady
— Donnie Wahlberg (@DonnieWahlberg) September 3, 2015
In order to "protect the integrity of the game", the one doing the protecting must act with integrity for the game himself. #FreeBrady
— Donnie Wahlberg (@DonnieWahlberg) September 3, 2015
Brady's latest victory comes one day after Us Weekly revealed that he and his wife, Gisele Bundchen, have been dealing with marital issues. A source told Us that the gorgeous couple have been having intense fights since he was slapped with the suspension in May.
Another Brady insider added to Us that the world-famous supermodel, 35, even consulted with a divorce lawyer. “Tom thinks it’s only a threat,” the source told Us. “But this is definitely a rough patch.”
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