- ABC News
- August 23, 2015
BEREA, Ohio -- Joe Thomas does not think the punishment fits the crime in the Deflategate saga. "I would equate what [ Tom Brady] did to driving 66 [mph] in a 65 speed zone, and getting the death penalty," Thomas said Sunday after the Cleveland Browns' training camp practice. The Pro Bowl left tackle said Brady does not even deserve to be fined, but added that what Goodell is doing is "brilliant." "I'm not sure if he realizes what he's doing is brilliant, but what he's doing is brilliant because he's made the NFL relevant 365 [days] by having these outrageous, ridiculous witch hunts," Thomas said. "It's made the game more popular than ever and it's become so much more of an entertainment business and it's making so much money. "That's why I'm sure there's plenty of people saying this is embarrassing for the league. But it's an entertainment business when it comes right down to it. When the game gets eyeballs in newspapers and on TV, that's what in the end...