“This courtroom sketch of Tom Brady will haunt your dreams,” Fusion declared.

“Tom Brady’s face melted at the DeflateGate hearing, according to this courtroom sketch,” SB Nation surmised.

“It looks like Brady’s face was put in one of those machines that crushes cars,” USA Today said.

These were among the headlines and observations overshadowing the New England quarterback’s hearing in federal court on Wednesday, at least as far as the response on social media is concerned. Brady is appealing a four-game suspension for his role in the deflation of footballs used in the AFC championship game in January.

This is the sketch, by the New York artist Jane Rosenberg, that prompted the backlash: