Obiter Dicta Issue 3 - September 28, 2015 | Page 17

SPORTS Monday , September 28, 2015   17 The Aptly-Titled “Football Preview” 19 September 2015 kareem webster › staff writer W hat are the ingredients for an unenviable offseason? Well, start off with a “teaspoon” of a workplace investigation, followed by a report that implicates you in scandalous behaviour. Then, the Commissioner of the (National Football League) NFL drops a “pinch” of sanctions on the Patriots, with Tom Brady emerging scathed as the only suspended player on the team. How about a “scoop” of Ben Affleck’s nanny photographed wearing Brady’s Superbowl rings? Finally, we “sprinkle”some rumours about Brady having an extra-marital affair. Bake for a few months and presto: a recipe for disaster. Then, Brady does what Thomas Brady does and wins. With an all-star legal team, and a really weak amount of e