At this point, they believe they can do whatever they want. I don't blame the patriots, I blame the other owners who didn't back up Goodell and make it clean to Kraft that it was no longer acceptable. This will be the downfall of the NFL because as Brady gets older and Kraft continues to lose his mind, they will go further. Eventually, the NFL will have to respond harshly and consider crazy things like vacating wins which will open Pandora's box.