A federal judge has set aside Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension for the Deflategate controversy that the NFL claimed threatened football’s integrity. US District Judge Richard Berman ruled that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell went too far in affirming punishment of the Super Bowl-winning quarterback, criticizing him for dispensing “his own brand of industrial justice.” Brady has insisted he played no role in a conspiracy to deflate footballs below the allowable limit at last season’s AFC Championship Game. Berman noted in his ruling that Brady had no notice he could receive a four-game suspension for general awareness of ball deflation by others or participation in any scheme to deflate footballs and for not cooperating with an investigation. The decision frees Brady to play in the Sept. 10 season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers on WESB.