Tom Brady Deflategate Suspension Overturned: Twitter Reacts to Court Ruling

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension for his alleged involvement in the Deflategate scandal was nullified Thursday, as reported by the Associated Press. This means the four-time Super Bowl champion will be eligible to play when the Pats open the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 10.

After Brady scored the huge victory over Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL, there was no shortage of thought-provoking, comical and entertaining reactions on Twitter and social media as a whole.

SportsCenter shared a Vine that summed up the mood online after the ruling:

Bleacher Report shared an image celebrating Brady's freedom:

In a defiant act of bravado, the Patriots posted this photo of a jubilant Brady on their official Instagram account after the decision was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman:

Mike Tunison also shared a Photoshop mocking the dynamic between Brady and Goodell:

Eric Orvieto of Yahoo Sports decided on a Game of Thrones-themed take on the day's news:

The Internet is at its best when it's churning out high-quality GIFs and pop-culture references, and it delivered in spades once Brady was declared a free man.

ESPN's Jemele Hill offered a Vine of how she envisions the two-time NFL MVP's celebration playing out:

Brady has been known to dance a bit, and Erica Diggs of Ebony magazine took advantage of Thursday's news to remind us of the time when the 38-year-old star got his groove on with rapper Wiz Khalifa:

The future Hall of Fame signal-caller has been captured making some interesting gestures and facial expressions on the sidelines over the years, and social media hearkened back to those as well.

BuzzFeed NFL tweeted out a remix of Brady and running back LeGarrette Blount going for a high-five, perhaps not coincidentally during a game against the Pats' Week 1 opponents:

120 Sports took its best guess how the 10-time Pro Bowler may have reacted when the verdict came through:

The Score got in on the act with a tried-and-true Seinfeld reference that couldn't possibly be any more on the mark:

One of the most buzzworthy aspects of the entire Brady vs. the NFL case was sketch artist Jane Rosenberg's rendering of Brady. The hideous drawing was the butt of many jokes, and Jody Genessy of the Deseret News made sure to keep that going:

As four-time Super Bowl winners and six-time AFC champions during Brady's tenure, the Pats seemingly always find a way to get the job done even when the odds are stacked against them. Look no further than this year's Super Bowl, when defensive back Malcolm Butler picked off Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson at the goal line to preserve New England's victory.

Mina Kimes of ESPN The Magazine compared Thursday's happenings to that iconic play:

The Patriots essentially came back from the dead in that game, just as Brady did in the Deflategate case. As Grantland's Shea Serrano pointed out, Brady's comeback is quite similar to that of WWE legend The Undertaker:

Many haven't been opposed to grabbing the low-hanging fruit with regard to Brady and Deflategate jokes over the past several months, and Zach Harper of CBS Sports made sure to get in one last shot before it was too late:

Although Brady, the Patriots and their supporters are undoubtedly ecstatic about the way things played out Thursday, the same can't necessarily be said for many others across the league.

NFL Memes illustrated that with this funny look at the head coaches of the Patriots' first four opponents this season, all of whom thought they would avoid No. 12:

Sports scandals tend to get people's creative juices flowing, and since Deflategate has been one of the biggest controversies in recent memory, the sheer amount of Internet reaction has been immense.

On the surface, the longstanding feud between Brady and the NFL may seem over, but as NFL Network's Albert Breer reported, the league still has an opportunity to appeal the decision.

That means the war could rage on for a long time, but as those on social media highlighted Thursday, Brady has emphatically won the biggest battle to this point.

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