Mocked artist gets nod of approval from Pats QB Tom Brady

Talks never got far as settlement talks broke down on Monday and Judge Richard Berman informed both sides they were too far apart to continue.

The NFL was ready to offer a two-game reduction to the four-game suspension if Tom Brady acknowledged some semblance of guilt.

Goodell upheld the suspension in July, saying Brady colluded with two Patriots ball handlers to deflate balls before New England routed the Indianapolis Colts in January’s AFC championship game. The NFL Players Association has accused the league of handling the discipline unfairly for Brady, who has denied any role in the scandal nicknamed “Deflategate”. The hearing lasted less than five minutes. Feely is a member of the union’s executive committee and Mara is chairman of the NFL’s executive committee that oversees labor matters. “If it was J.J. Watt, I think he would have been cooperative, and it wouldn’t be a question”. He said at a hearing Monday attended by Brady and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that he hoped to rule Tuesday or Wednesday, but would decide by Friday for sure.

A courtroom artist who some Internet critics say made New England quarterback Tom Brady look like an aging cartoon villain has gotten a wave and a “thank you” from the superstar.

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair said his star player would have been much more cooperative.