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Goodell, Brady await 'Deflategate' ruling
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 01 - 09 - 2015

NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady attended last-minute settlement talks between the NFL and its players union Monday before a judge announced he would decide the dispute over deflated footballs with a ruling in a day or two.
US District Judge Richard Berman said he had "no qualms" about the willingness of both sides to try to reach a settlement in the controversy that has hung over professional football since New England easily won the AFC title game in January.
Goodell in July upheld a four-game suspension of Brady, concluding the quarterback colluded with two Patriots ball handlers to deflate footballs before the 45-7 victory over the Colts. Brady said he had no role in it. The players union wants the suspension eliminated.
Speaking at a hearing that lasted less than five minutes, Berman noted that senior executives from the league and the NFL Players Association who had not attended several previous settlement talks joined more than an hour of negotiations Monday morning.
Giants' president and co-owner John Mara took part, as did free agent kicker Jay Feely, Berman said. Feely is a member of the union's executive committee and Mara is chairman of the NFL's executive committee that oversees labor matters.
Outside court, Feely said the sides tried their best for a settlement. "For us it reinforces the desire and the need for an independent arbitrator in these matters of personal conduct," Feely said. "But we understand Tom's position and I think the process will work itself out."
Berman said he's putting the final touches on his decision. "It won't be today, but hopefully tomorrow or the day after," he said of a written ruling.
Berman said a week ago that he hoped to rule by Friday, giving the Patriots enough time to prepare for their Sept. 10 season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
When Berman rules, it will either uphold or eliminate Brady's suspension. Berman had ordered Goodell and Brady to attend Monday's hearing. Both arrived 90 minutes early to participate in talks in the judge's robing room.
Berman has said a settlement would be "rational and logical" but also cited weaknesses in the way the NFL handled the controversy that was nicknamed "Deflategate."
The judge has also suggested that the league's finding was too vague, that Brady was generally aware that game balls were being deflated.
At a court hearing this month, Berman told the NFL there was precedent for judges to toss out penalties issued by arbitrators. — AP


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