NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is not recusing himself from Tom Brady's suspension appeal later this month.

Goodell informed the Players Association in a letter on Tuesday, saying he will not rewrite the Collective Bargaining Agreement to alter his authority and discretion to hear any appeal. He added that this case is different from the Ray Rice appeal last year in which he did recuse himself because that centered around something Rice told Goodell personally in a meeting.

Goodell says he is denying the union's request to testify in the appeal, but is approaching the hearing with an open mind and not ruling out the possibility of reaching a different conclusion.

Brady was suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season for his role in the "Deflategate" scandal.

A lengthy investigation determined it was more probable than not that Brady was at least generally aware that some Patriots staff intentionally deflated footballs below league standards during January's AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts.

The Patriots' team was also fined one-million-dollars and docked two future draft picks. (Metro Networks Inc)

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