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-- deflated in the game that sent his team to the super bowl. brady's agent called the punishment ridiculous and he'll appeal. the patriots have been fined $1 million and will lose their first round draft pick in the next draft. brady denied any wrongdoing. in a news conference shortly after the story first broke. he didn't say much about it at all last week, when the report from the nfl commission came out. cnn correspondent rachel nichols joins me now. you just within the last hour, received a statement from the agent. don yee, what else does he say? >> he's going full barrel on this one. he...

In boston today, what was unthinkable just a week ago actually happened. the nfl suspended tom brady for the first four games of the season. the new england patriots were fined a million dollars based on the findings f the league's investigation. the punishment also influenced the loss of a first round draft pick in 2016. today, the nfl's executive vice president said this. respect to your particular involvement, the report established that there is substantial and credible evidence to conclude you were at least generally aware of the actions of the patriots employees involved in the deflation...

And it's been like that for me for six years. that's not going to change now. >> someone's breaking rules, i understand you know you're going to get punished for it. >> the report led the league to not only bench the star quarterback but also slap the patriots with a $1 million fine, the highest ever. in another staggering blow the team has to give up it's 2016 first round draft pick and fourth round pick in 2017. >> the nfl is on a mission right now to repair some of the mistakes that they've made in the past. the nfl league office on this one out of control. >> reporter: brady's agent is bla...

Intentionally deflated that sent his team to the super bowl. brady's agent called the punishment rid cue house and he'll appeal. the patriots have been fined $1 million and will lose their first round draft pick in the next draft. brady denied any wrongdoing. he didn't say much about it at all last week when the report from the nfl commission came out. cnn correspondent rachel nichols joins me now. you just within the last hour received a statement from the agent. what else did he say? >> he's going full barrel on this one, the discipline is ridiculous and has no legitimate basis. he said in m...

Nfl would have liked. he didn't hand over the text messages. he didn't want to make himself guilty of anything. and secondly i think the patriots were given a really harsh judgment. wasn't at the gm level or head coach level. it was at the bottom of the ring in the organization. obviously and he tom had something working together to break the rules. so it is not the million-dollar fine. we're talking about billionaires. but it does surprise me, the first round draft pick and the fourth round draft pick. >> do you think it is indicative of the fact well earned or not, that the participates rots...