-NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was firm on his decision of suspension hanging over quarterback Tom Brady and there was no settlement after the meeting between the two, both parties wanted to reach a settlement on the legal case of the improperly inflated footballs allegedly used by the Patriots QB last season, but Goodell did not budge and the four-game suspension on Brady continues.
The inability to reach an agreement after the four hours of back and forth talks will result in a hearing scheduled for Wednesday should be held as planned, some people close to the situation said talks were conducted outside the federal court that hears the case in Manhattan and did not specify where the meeting took place, and those who spoke about it did so on condition of anonymity, since they were not authorized to disclose further information about the case.
Berman has tried to bring the two parties towards reaching a settlement on the dispute, which has dragged on for the upcoming season. Failing on such agreements, will have Berman decide whether the suspension remains in place for the start of the campaign, Brady has not been involved in any of the team preparations that includes the New England practice carried on Tuesday, the helm of the team has fallen on backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and third quarterback Ryan Lindley as we saw them throwing the spirals during training.
-The Dallas Cowboys and the St. Louis Rams were involved in the second fight so far in the training camps, the initial disagreement originated while they were on the field with the Dallas defense and the Rams offense and the main protagonists LB and center Andrew Gachkar and Rhaney Demetrius from the Rams side had some friction, minutes later WR Dez Bryant prone to confrontation exchanged words with cornerback Imoan Claiborne and the discussion ended in blows.
Because of the incident, both teams coaches, Jason Garrett and Jeff Fisher decided to end the practice earlier. “There are no excuses for it. You can not blame anyone. It just happened. Fortunately, nobody was hurt,” said Fisher, head of the Rams.
Bryant, who recently signed an extension agreement with the team, was punched in the nose, getting carried away in a similar manner as the Texans and the Redskins earlier this week, where after an exchange of shoves the teams were separated during practice, but within minutes in an enclosed court another altercation broke out forcing coaches and other players to separate the fight, this is not the first time a fight is present at the joint practice, last year the Atlanta Falcons also exchanged blows the with yet again the Texans.
