Despite $1M fine, Patriots reap profit from Brady suspension

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 1998, file photo, attorney Ted Wells, listens to reporters outside federal court in Washington. Wells, the lawyer who investigated the New England Patriots insisted Tuesday, May 12, 2015, that he found direct, not just circumstantial, evidence to show quarterback Tom Brady knew team employees were deflating footballs. Wells specifically mentioned two series of text exchanges between officials' locker room attendant Jim McNally and equipment assistant John Jastremski. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

By Associated Press May 12, 2015 5 min read

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – A four-game suspension.

A $1 million fine.

The loss of first- and fourth-round draft picks.

The numbers were flying after Tom Brady and the New England Patriots were hit with a trio of penalties for tampering with the footballs in the AFC championship game.

Here are some other figures to follow in the scandal that has been dubbed “Deflategate”: