The NFL doesn’t see any reason for re-entering settlement talks with Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the players’ union regarding his Deflategate-related suspension, ESPN.com reported, citing an unidentified league source.
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In September, district judge Richard M. Berman vacated the suspension and Brady was able to play throughout the 2015 season. The appeals process still has avenues to drag out.
Don’t worry Patriots fans there’s plenty of reason to believe the New England Patriots will do just fine on draft day despite not having a first round pick.
The Patriots had their first round picks taken from them, but it might not end up hurting them, according to Forbes.
What the Goodell-spanked Patriots do not have is their 2016 first-round pick (29th overall), lost in the Deflategate quagmire, an absurd saga re-stoked Monday when a federal appeals court reinstated the four-game suspension Goodell tried to slap on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady past year.
Goodell also told FS1’s Colin Cowherd on Wednesday’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” that he isn’t likely to reduce Brady’s suspension, even if requested to do so by owners who are eager to put the issue in the rear-view mirror.
Defensive tackle: Other than Louisiana Tech’s Vernon Butler at No. 30 to Carolina, the players who went off the board (Sheldon Rankins to the Saints at 12, Kenny Clark to the Packers at 27, Robert Nkemdiche to the Cardinals at 29) didn’t seem to be scheme/program fits for New England.
“We had significant discussions over the last six months”, Goodell said. A lot of that is out of our hands. If they do, they must forfeit the highest of their first-round picks, meaning they can not pick any higher than 29th.
NFL Network reported the Saints considered trading into the No. 1 spot with the Titans before Los Angeles beat them to it. Brees is still effective, obviously, but he is getting up in age.
The first round of the draft garners the most attention, but championship teams are often built on the second and third days.
“They know what discipline is, they know what it means to work hard, they know what teamwork is”, Goodell said. Chicago finished last in the NFC North at 6-10.
Elliott confirmed the Bears’ intense interest in an interview with “The Dan Patrick Show” on Tuesday, listing Chicago as the only team he’s met with this spring that truly “loves” him.
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The Bears probably aren’t enamored enough with Elliott to part with the haul necessary to trade all the way up to Dallas’ spot, but that can’t be ruled out.
