FILE – In this April 31, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leaves Federal court in New York. Brady can suit up for his team’s season opener after a judge erased his four-game suspension for “Deflategate.” (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

A federal judge let the air out of “Deflategate” Thursday, erasing New England quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension for a controversy the NFL claimed threatened football’s integrity.

U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman crit

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady arrives for his appeal hearing at NFL headquarters in New York, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Brady and representatives from the players’ union are meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell as the New England quarterback appeals his four-game suspension. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

The NFL Players Association extended a settlement offer to the NFL last week regarding Tom Brady‘s suspension for his alleged role in Deflategate, a source told ESPN.com’s Dan Grazia

The Deflategate controversy took an interesting turn on Tuesday when Robert Kraft threw in the towel instead of challenging the NFL like many thought he would.

On Sports Tonight, Michael Felger suggested Kraft did an about-face with his argument because he and coach Bill Belichick were starting to believe that Brady wasn’t being completely transparent with what he told them.

That’s when Ron Borges threw out an interesting piece of information.

“Belichick never believed his story, from what I