A group of die-hard Patriots fans went to federal court earlier this week trying to overturn the team's punishment for Deflategate . The Patriots were stripped of their first-round draft pick after the NFL found the team improperly deflated footballs in the Jan. 18, 2015, AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts. Fans say the team shouldn't be punished while the case is on appeal. "That's not fair, you know. We gotta think long-term here," says Mike Dimauro, one of seven plaintiffs accusing the NFL of fraud, negligence and inflicting emotional distress. Commissioner Roger Goodell and Patriots owner Robert Kraft are also named in the suit. The Associated Press reports: The complaint says the league and Goodell relied on "false premises and biased 'investigations'" in handing down punishment, which also included a $1 million fine and a four-game suspension for quarterback Tom Brady. Brady's suspension remains under appeal. The suit criticizes Kraft for not fighting the league
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