Wake Up: Why Did Kraft Trust Goodell?

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Back in May, Robert Kraft trusted that Roger Goodell would reduce Tom Brady's 4-game suspension. On today's Wake Up With Wilbur, Boston.com columnist Eric Wilbur explains why that was a bad idea.

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