NEW YORK (AP) — For a second day Thursday, lawyers for the NFL and its players' union met separately with a federal judge to try to resolve their legal dispute over whether Commissioner Roger Goodell's four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady should stand.
Brady has repeatedly said he knew nothing about a plot to deflate game balls,China Soccer Jerseys.
Last month, Goodell upheld Brady's suspension,Jerseys China Wholesale, concluding he "knew about,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, approved of,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, consented to, and provided inducements and rewards" to support a scheme in which a Patriots employee deflated balls before the Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 in the Jan. 18 AFC championship game. The Patriots went on to win the Super Bowl.
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Neither Brady nor Goodell attended Thursday's talks,Wholesale NHL Jerseys. The judge instructed both sides that Brady and Goodell are not required to attend a scheduled court hearing next Wednesday.
Two hours of morning meetings occurred a day after Judge Richard M,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys. Berman in Manhattan oversaw more than four hours of discussions aimed at moving both sides toward a settlement of a dispute over deflated footballs that threatens to taint next month's start of a new season.
