NFL reportedly offered to reduce Tom Brady's suspension by 'at least 50 percent'

Tom Brady was reportedly given the chance to reduce his suspension Tuesday, before commissioner Roger Goodell upheld Brady's four-game ban.
All he had to do was admit he cheated.

According to NBC Sports, the NFL was willing to reduce Brady's suspension by “at least 50 percent” if Brady admitted to wrongdoing in the "Deflategate" saga, or apologize. Not exactly a win-win scenario for the four-time Super Bowl champion and two-time NFL MVP.
Presumably, the suspension would have been dropped to two games, with a possibility of it being reduced to just one game.
Brady's agent called the league's appeal process a "sham." The NFLPA announced it will appeal Brady's suspension rather emphatically.
"The fact that the NFL would resort to basing a suspension on a smoke screen of irrelevant text messages instead of admitting that they have all of the phone records they asked for is a new low, even for them, but it does nothing to correct their errors.
"The NFLPA will appeal this outrageous decision on behalf of Tom Brady."
The Patriots also expressed their displeasure over the decision with a statement released Tuesday evening.
"We are extremely disappointed in today’s ruling by Commissioner Goodell," the statement read. "We cannot comprehend the league’s position in this matter. Most would agree that the penalties levied originally were excessive and unprecedented, especially in light of the fact that the league has no hard evidence of wrongdoing. We continue to unequivocally believe in and support Tom Brady. We also believe that the laws of science continue to underscore the folly of this entire ordeal. Given all of this, it is incomprehensible as to why the league is attempting to destroy the reputation of one of its greatest players and representatives."