Best memes of Tom Brady’s ‘awful’ ‘Deflategate’ courtroom sketch

Following separate, private sessions with Brady, Goodell and their lawyers Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman said in court that the positions of both sides have strengths and weaknesses and it would make sense to resolve the fight with a settlement.

” ‘I’m getting bad criticism that I made him look like Lurch, ‘ she said, referring to the Addams Family character”.

Kessler conceded that Brady should have been more open with NFL investigator Ted Wells, but defended Brady’s destroying of his cell phone. Brady’s lawyer conceded that Tom could have handled things better, Schreiber says a lack of compliance can come with a penalty. The New England Patriots quarterback was accused of purposely using underinflated footballs against the Indianapolis Colts during the AFC championship game.

Their regular season begins at home on September 10, in a nationally televised game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Once the sketch was released, Twitter erupted with memes and Photoshopped versions of the drawing, which looked nothing like the dapper Tom Brady we’re all used to seeing.

When the union got its chance to argue, the judge asked attorney Jeffrey L. Kessler why two Patriots employees would deflate balls without Brady’s knowledge.

The players union has asked Berman to vacate the decision.

If there is no settlement, Berman will be left to decide whether Goodell’s four-game suspension of Brady stands.

The notion of “general awareness” always seemed a pretty flimsy basis for the punishment Tom Brady was handed by Roger Goodell.

NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith feels Tom Brady had a “productive” day in court Wednesday.

Patra says both sides could meet again on August. 19 to continue the hearing.

In court documents, the union’s lawyers said the suspension was unfair and violates the labour contract and complained that it would cause irreparable harm to Brady by forcing him to miss games.

The Patriots aren’t planning to have Brady play in Thursday night’s preseason opener against the Green Bay Packers.

The two sides will file additional arguments to Judge Berman this week and reconvene in court next week if no settlement deal is reached ahead of that time. Nash said there’s “considerable evidence Mr. Brady clearly knew about this”, but admitted there’s no “smoking gun”. His approach was surely designed to motivate Brady and Goodell to compromise by giving them each something to fear.