Though Brady's appeal of his four-game suspension concluded Tuesday evening, NFL.com suggests that Commissioner Roger Goodell is unlikely to make a ruling on the matter before next weekend.

Though the appeal of Brady's four-game suspension concluded Tuesday evening, NFL.com suggests that commissioner Roger Goodell is unlikely to make a ruling on the matter before next weekend.

Analysis:

Brady was suspended last month by the NFL for the first four games of the coming season for his reported role in "Deflategate." Per the Boston Herald, Brady and his legal team appeared confident that they've presented a "compelling" case, while acknowledging that it remains unclear when the league's ruling will be handed down. While some reduction of Brady's punishment remains a potential outcome, second-year quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo remains on track to fill in at the start of the Patriots' 2015 regular-season slate.