The NFL Players Association intends to contest the results of Tom Brady's appeal in federal court if his four-game suspension remains.

The NFLPA will argue the ball-deflation policy was incorrectly applied to Brady, as the rules were meant for club personnel and not players.

If it is determined the ball-deflation policy did apply to Brady, the league failed to give him notice of the penalty, in essence making up the punishment with precedent. Goodell should have recused himself as the arbitrator for Brady's appeal hearing.

The commissioner said last week that he expected to have a ruling soon, possibly sometime this week.