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The New England Patriots win the AFC Championship Game. The Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts 45-7.
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A media frensy started to make waves that Tom Brady and the Patriots deflated the Football, and the people started to call it Deflategate.
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The NFL finds 11 footballs that were used by the Patriots that were significantly deflated
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Tom Brady holds a press conference and says he is innocent, and did alter the footballs
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The NFL hires Lawyer Ted Wells to investigate the New England Patriots about the deflategate.
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Robert Kraft the owner of the New England Patriots says he believes Tom Brady, and does not believe the Footballs were deflated in anyway.
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The New England Patriots win Super Bowl XLIX by defeating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24.
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The NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the investigation is concluding, and response is coming.
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Lawyer Ted Wells comes out with his report which 243 pages. The report he wrote said things like the Patriots most likely deflated the footballs, and Tom Brady was aware what was going on.
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The NFL suspends Tom Brady four games.
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Tom Brady's attorneys appeal his suspension over 10 hours.
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Roger Goodell upholds Brady's suspension, and Goodell also accuses Brady of destroying his phone. That means he is accusing Brady of destroying evidence before the investigation.
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Brady's Lawyers decide to appeal the suspension and take it to the District Court. The case his heard by Judge Richard Berman.
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Lawyers from Brady's side, and the NFL can not settle on a agreement, and leaves the Judge to decide.
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Judge Berman throws out Brady's Suspension, saying that the NFL, and Roger Goodell had "significant legal deficiencies.
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Tom Brady thanks Judge Berman for his decision, and will put deflategate behind him.
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The NFL has decided to appeal Judge Berman decision and re-open the case.
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The New England Patriots lose to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship 18-20.
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear the case presented by the NFL.
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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upholds Brady's four game suspension. The New England now must plan to play without Tom Brady.
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Tom Brady hoped that the Supreme Court will hear his case. The Supreme Court denied his case, leaving Brady know idea what to do.
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Tom Brady has decided not to appeal his suspension, hopefully end the deflategate drama.
