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There’s still a chance that an appeal to the Supreme Court will work out for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, but the prospect that he’ll miss the first four games of the season became likelier with Wednesday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to reject his request for a rehearing.

That leaves the original ruling by a three-judge panel that his suspension should be reinstated in place. It also leaves Jimmy Garoppolo as the likely starter for the season opener against the Cardinals in Arizona. It would be Garoppolo’s first NFL start and Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell is excited to be on the other side of the ball in that situation.

“Licking my chops,” Campbell said on CBS Sports Radio’s Tiki and Tierney. “You get a rookie quarterback, it’s always exciting when you get a guy like that for his first game because he’s going to be nervous. He’s probably going to be sitting there holding the ball a little longer or trying to get rid of it quick, throwing bad balls. As a vet, we definitely pride ourselves on welcoming [quarterbacks] the right way.”

Campbell is wrong about Garoppolo being a rookie, obviously, but not about the inexperience as a starter. There’s no way to change that, but the Patriots will have all of training camp and the preseason to get Garoppolo ready to play without the nerves that Campbell assumes will be part of the package. He also has two years in the system and a talented group around him, which should make it harder for the Cardinals to take any skittishness for granted.