Fencer
Pro Bowl Player
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2006
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1. If Brady ever was really willing to take a 1-game suspension, I think things have gotten too far from him to settle for that now. The core reason is not so much that he's very likely to win the case in the end; missing a regular-season game isn't the end of the world, in terms of football and money alike.
Rather, the core reason is that the league seems desperately committed to continuing to paint him as a villain, and I don't think he'll give them the ammunition of any settlement beyond MAYBE a small fine.
2. Whether or not Berman decides for Brady in the end, he's made it very clear he thinks Brady has a strong case. Thus, should a decision or simply a delay go against Brady, the likelihood-of-winning test for an injunction will presumably be met.
3. The irreparable-harm test for an injunction is overwhelmingly met. And Berman doesn't happen to be so sports-ignorant as to not realize that.
Rather, the core reason is that the league seems desperately committed to continuing to paint him as a villain, and I don't think he'll give them the ammunition of any settlement beyond MAYBE a small fine.
2. Whether or not Berman decides for Brady in the end, he's made it very clear he thinks Brady has a strong case. Thus, should a decision or simply a delay go against Brady, the likelihood-of-winning test for an injunction will presumably be met.
3. The irreparable-harm test for an injunction is overwhelmingly met. And Berman doesn't happen to be so sports-ignorant as to not realize that.