Brady and Goodell didnt speak during the hearing, except to introduce themselves to Berman.
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Attorneys for the NFL Players Association, representing Tom Brady, and the NFL returned to court on Thursday to continue settlement talks over the New England Patriots quarterback’s four-game Deflategate suspension.
Judge Berman repeatedly asked NFL lawyer Daniel Nash about direct evidence.
Implying that the artistic rendering makes Brady look unwell, another meme Photoshops him into Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video as a dancing zombie.
People wearing hats in the shape of deflated footballs gather outside a federal courthouse in New York, Wednesday, August 12, 2015.
Berman spoke before allowing lawyers to make a brief argument.
Nash could only say that there was considerable evidence Brady knew about Deflategate, which was another point of contention for Berman.
Rosenberg, who has also sketched famous court cases involving Bernie Madoff, Sean Combs and Al Sharpton, said in her own defense that Brady was a small part of a large pastel composition, and accuracy is hard in that situation. But only a scant 16 percent said the act made them upset. Some people are like sending me snippets though — things, complaints, that I made him look like Lerch or whatever.
Goodell and Brady, along with their lawyers, met separately with the judge before the hearing started.
There’s no need to apologize or put on a Tom Brady pout, Jane.
Goodell and the league are arguing that the punishment was justified under the current players’ contract.
Regardless of whether Brady was implicit in deflating, 52 percent of players in the ESPN poll feel that deflated footballs don’t impact the outcome of the game.
Answering questions from Judge Richard M. Berman, both the league and the union received some push back from the federal judge appointed to hear the case. The league did not also respond for comment. Brady’s was by far the most comical, with an image that looked like a melted Picasso or Steve Buscemi after getting his face rearranged by IK Enemkpali.
Goodell was greeted by a smattering of boos as he walked inside.
Both sides are scheduled to return to court next week.
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Earlier this year, the 38-year-old quarterback was suspended for four games over his lead role in a cheating scandal to deflate footballs in the New England Patriots’ 45-7 winning victory against the Indianapolis Colts in a January American Football Conference (AFC) Championship game.
