Tom Brady suspended: List of NFL suspensions over past three seasons

See where Tom Brady ranks among NFL player suspensions over the past three seasons.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was suspended by the NFL on Monday for the first four games of the upcoming NFL season for his involvement in the Deflategate scandal.

In the report released last Wednesday, independent investigator Ted Wells found that "it is more probable than not that New England Patriots personnel participated in violations of the Playing Rules and were involved in a deliberate effort to circumvent the rules" and that Brady "was at least generally aware of... the release of air from Patriots game balls​" during the AFC Championship Game victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

Brady has the right to appeal his suspension, and his agent has already said he will, but barring a reduced suspension, he will miss games against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys.

Below is a list of players who have been suspended by the NFL for the past three seasons for violations of the league's player conduct policies, including the personal conduct policy. It does not include players suspended for violating the NFL's drug policies.

• Twitter reaction to Tom Brady, Patriots' Deflategate discipline

Player	Team	Length of suspension	why?
Ray Rice	Baltimore Ravens	Indefinite*	Violation of personal conduct policy (domestic violence incident)
Greg Hardy	Dallas Cowboys	10 games	Violation of personal conduct policy (domestic abuse charge)
Josh Brent	Dallas Cowboys	10 games	Violation of personal conduct policy (manslaughter conviction)
Tom Brady	New England Patriots	4 games	Violation of integrity of the game policy
Brandon Meriweather	Washington Redskins	2 games	Violation of player safety policy
Brandon Meriweather	Washington Redskins	2 games, reduced to one	Violation of player safety policy
Joe Mays	Denver Broncos	1 game	Violation of player safety policy
Dashon Goldson	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1 game	Violation of player safety policy
Erik Walden	Indianapolis Colts	1 game	Headbutting Delanie Walker
Antonio Smith	Houston Texans	1 game	Removing helmet of Dolphins G Richie Incognito
Dominic Raiola	Detroit Lions	1 game	Stomping on leg of Bears DT Ego Ferguson
Dashon Goldson	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1 game, reduced to zero games	Violation of player safety policy
Ndamukong Suh	Detroit Lions	1 game, reduced to fine	Stepping on leg of Packers QB Aaron Rodgers

*Rice was initially suspended for two games, but after video evidence was leaked to the public, Rice was cut by the Ravens, and then suspended indefinitely. In November 2014, he was reinstated, and became an NFL free agent. He has not signed with a team since the ruling.

[Data collected from spotrac]

ESPN also compared the $1 million fine the Patriots received to the biggest team fines in NFL history.

The NFL believed that the Patriots' actions warranted the biggest team fine in league history. pic.twitter.com/7Y2YobgCMQ

— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) May 11, 2015