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NFLPA decries 'broken system' after Brady ruling

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On Wednesday, Tom Brady and the NFL Players Association lost another battle with the league in their continuing war over the quarterback's four-game suspension stemming from the "Delategate" scandal.

A federal appeals court rejected Brady's request for a new hearing, leaving the 38-year-old to consider taking his case to the U.S. Supreme Court, a step that would be his last chance at overturning his suspension.

The NFLPA released a statement on the court's decision, saying the league's "broken system" for player disciple must be fixed and that it's weighing its options for Brady's case moving forward:

The NFL Players Association is a labor Union that protects the rights of all of its members and pursues any violations of those rights by any means necessary. We are disappointed with the decision denying a rehearing, as there were clear violations of our collective bargaining agreement by the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Despite today's result, the track record of this League office when it comes to matters of player discipline is bad for our business and bad for our game. We have a broken system that must be fixed.

We will review all of our options carefully on behalf of Tom Brady and all NFL players.

As it stands, Brady will miss the New England Patriots' first four games of the 2016 season, with Jimmy Garoppolo set to start in his absence.

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