Harry Reid is not happy the NFL suspended Tom Brady

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday accused the NFL of caring more about pseudo-scandals than racism.

"I find it stunning that the National Football League is more concerned about how much air is in a football than with a racist franchise name that denigrates Native Americans across the country," Reid said on the Senate floor. "The Redskins name is a racist name. So I wish the commissioner would act as swiftly and decisively in changing the name of the D.C. team as he did about not enough air in a football."

On Monday, the NFL announced a four-game suspension for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady after a three-month investigation concluded the QB was "generally aware" team personnel tampered with footballs. Brady was not accused of meddling with game balls himself; the report said only that it was "more probable than not" two staff members did the dirty work.

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