Update: According to a tweet by ESPN, the judge has ordered Tom Brady and Roger Goodell to appear in court on Aug. 31 if no settlement is reached by that date.
Deflategate judge orders Tom Brady and Roger Goodell to appear in court on Aug. 31 if no settlement reached before that point.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 19, 2015
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The seemingly never-ending Deflategate saga has taken yet another turn.
Tom Brady is open to taking some form of suspension for not cooperating with the NFL during its investigation into him, but he refuses to accept any blame. The quarterback also won't admit he had any knowledge in the deflating of footballs during the Patriots AFC championship victory over the Colts in January, according to ESPN.
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The New England quarterback has vehemently denied any involvement in Deflategate and has outright refused to admit to the Wells Report findings. After Ted Wells' investigation into the incident occurred, the NFL responded by suspending Brady for the first four games of the season.
Per ESPN, the settlement discussions in the four-time Super Bowl champion's attempts to overturn the suspension have "gone nowhere." Brady brought his appeal to federal court after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the four-game ban on July 29.
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Goodell and Brady both met for a meeting with U.S. Magistrate Judge James C. Francis, who is working with U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Berman, on Tuesday at an undisclosed location. Neither were required to meet on Wednesday, so Brady planned to attend the Patriots' joint practice with the Saints in West Virginia.
There hasn't been much progress made between the two parties, but ESPN reports that Berman has instructed Brady, the NFL players' union and Goodell to reach a settlement soon as the case continues to play out in the media.
Brady, 38, had his attorneys file documents in U.S. District Court on Friday, alleging a smear campaign against Goodell and the NFL over the unfair treatment of the signal caller.
The two-time NFL MVP went 373-for-582 for 4,189 yards with 33 touchdowns and nine interceptions last season before leading the Patriots to their fourth Super Bowl in franchise history.
Now, Brady may face the reality of sitting out for the first four games of the 2015 season
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