Noted labor attorney Jeffrey Kessler will aid in the players' union's planned appeal of Tom Brady's suspension. The New England Patriots quarterback was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2015 season for his role in the deflating of footballs. He was instrumental in getting NFL free agency established and had a key role in helping end the league's lockout of the players in 2011. Along with Brady's suspension, the NFL fined the Patriots $1 million Monday and stripped them of a 2016 first-round draft choice and a 2017 fourth-rounder. More...