Fencer
Pro Bowl Player
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According to Jason Cole of Bleacher Report, the NFL is of the belief it will “wear [Brady] down and get him to accept a deal that will include him missing games as a result of the Deflategate investigation.”
http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports...ept-reduced-suspension-with-deflategate-case/
I believe that some people in the league believe that, because certain leaks seem orchestrated to strengthen their negotiating position, which presupposes there's at least some hope a negotiation will conclude.
I also believe that those people are whistling Dixie.
That said, it sounds as if there really are settlement negotiations, and that at least some of the league leakers understand that Brady's bottom line starts with exoneration on the footballs.