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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tom Brady is down to his last chance, and its not a very good one.If the New England Patriots quarterback is to avoid a four-game suspension in the scandal known as Deflategate, he will have to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to take his case. Only about 1 percent of the appeals submitted to the nations highest court are accepted, and they tend to be about grand constitutional issues.Not, you know, deflated footballs.Bradys latest appeal was rejected on Wednesday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which turned away his request with a one-paragraph ruling. The NFL Players Association said it was disappointed but declined to say whether it planned to appeal.Here are some things to look for as Deflategate mercifully, winds down:APPEALShould Brady choose to appeal, he would ask the 2nd Circuit for a stay of the ruling and, if unsuccessful there, make the same request of the Supreme Court. (Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg is in charge of such requests from the 2nd Circuit.) A stay would allow him to play this season while the high court decides whether to take the appeal and, if so, hears the case.The Supreme Court accepts around 80 cases from about 7,000 requests each year.NO CONTACTThe Patriots report for training camp in two weeks, and a suspended player is allowed to practice with the team during camp and participate in preseason games. Bradys suspension would not take effect until 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, the time rosters are trimmed to 53 players.Brady would not be allowed to have any contact with the team during the suspension. He would return to the active roster on Monday, Oct. 3, a day after Game 4 against the Buffalo Bills.SUBSTITUTESWithout Brady, the Patriots are expected to start Jimmy Garoppolo for the first four games. Even in their unwavering support of Brady, many Patriots fans consider this to be a benefit for the team.Brady is going to turn 39 next month, and could use the rest. Also, New England hasnt been seriously challenged in the AFC East since 2010, so an extra loss or two could be inconsequential to the teams playoff chances.Garoppolo has been Bradys backup since he was picked in the second round of the 2014 draft, and the Patriots certainly want to see what he can do.This would give them a chance.THE NEXT CONFLICTWhile several judges have doubted the quality of the evidence against Brady and the Patriots, the 2nd Circuit panel that upheld the suspension ruled that the leagues collective bargaining agreement gave Commissioner Roger Goodell wide latitude in player discipline.So if the NFLPA wants to protect players from a process it has called biased, agenda-driven and capricious, it will have to bring it up in labor negotiations. The current CBA is due to expire in 2021.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, the NFLPA said in a statement on Wednesday. We have a broken system that must be fixed.---Jimmy Golen covers sports and the law for The Associated Press. Follow him at: http://www.twitter.com/jgolen.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFLCheap Jerseys Paypal . Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL. China Jerseys 2020 . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. https://www.chinajerseysfreeshipping.com/ . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. 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Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator.ZURICH -- FIFA has ordered Bolivia to forfeit two World Cup qualifying matches for fielding an ineligible player, a ruling that improves Chiles qualification chances and harms Argentinas.FIFA said Tuesday that Bolivias 0-0 draw with Chile and 2-0 win over Peru in September are now 3-0 losses by default.Chile gains two points to lift it above Argentina and into fifth place in the South American qualifying group. The fifth-place team enters a playoff against a team from Oceania to decide which advances to play in Russia.The sanction relates to the player Nelson Cabrera who was fielded by Bolivia in breach of the rules on eligibility to play for representative teams, FIFA said in a statement.FIFA received complaints from Chile and Peru about Paraguay-born defender Cabrera, whho previously played for Paraguays national team.ddddddddddddBolivia used the 33-year-old Cabrera as a late substitute in both disputed matches, in La Paz, Bolivia, on Sept. 1, and five days later in Santiago, Chile. Bolivia did not include Cabrera in its squad ahead of a 5-0 loss at Brazil on Oct. 6.It was unclear if Bolivia failed to apply properly for Cabreras transfer of allegiance, or if he was never eligible for his second national team.Despite the FIFA investigation, Bolivia already had little chance of qualifying. It will stay in ninth place in the 10-team group, now with only four points after 10 matches.Bolivia can appeal the decision. ' ' '