Brady v. NFL Court Hearing Thread (8/31) - Live Update and Tweets

[Soul_Survivor88]

Adam Schefter ?@AdamSchefter 59m59 minutes ago
Tom Brady Week begins. Unless there's a settlement - and many think that unlikely - suspension will be upheld or overturned. 4 games or none

Matt Chatham ?@chatham58 4m4 minutes ago
Hard 2 find enthusiasm 4 another day in court. NFL acted stupidly ignoring the law to frame Brady. Judge should pile drive Goodell & move on

 

[varjao]

what time is the hearing scheduled to start?

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

what time is the hearing scheduled to start?

11am

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

People who want to see Brady suspended are people who no longer believe in the American Way.

#FreeBrady

 

[slash83]

Happy Monday everyone!

 

[reflexblue]

Happy Monday everyone!

Happy Free Brady Day.

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

STEVE BURTON ?@STEVEBURTONWBZ 16m16 minutes ago
The media will be allowed to enter the Federal Court House at 9am. #WBZ

 

[Kontradiction]

Granted, I'm not a lawyer, but I just don't see any way Berman can uphold this. If, for whatever reason, he does, can Brady still file an injunction and play Week 1? What is the next course of action?

 

[Wrath Mania]

Sources tell me that Brady has agreed to confess for deflating footballs to ZERO PSI before games and that he will voluntarily suspend himself for THE REST OF HIS CAREER as an act of penance before the Rog. You guys it's been 8 long months but finally- finally- the villain blinked and justice was done.

 

[patsinthesnow]

For people following the deflategate saga, is Berman issuing the ruling today or September 4th?

 

[Clonamery]

STEVE BURTON ?@STEVEBURTONWBZ 16m16 minutes ago
The media will be allowed to enter the Federal Court House at 9am. #WBZ

Why is that person not behind the barricade? What's in that backpack?

Could be a rogue sketch artist!

 

[Pats2000]

For people following the deflategate saga, is Berman issuing the ruling today or September 4th?

Could be anytime between today and 9/4

 

[smurfalarm]

For people following the deflategate saga, is Berman issuing the ruling today or September 4th?

He has not committed to any specific date. He said he would make an effort to rule on or before 9/4, but did not promise to do so. There is well founded speculation that he will rule today because both parties are there, but Berman himself never said he was going to rule today.

 

[Onedaful]

Granted, I'm not a lawyer, but I just don't see any way Berman can uphold this. If, for whatever reason, he does, can Brady still file an injunction and play Week 1? What is the next course of action?

I would assume a preliminary injunction and a TRO are filed.

 

[YOUGOTMOSSED]

Please just vacate the arbitration award now and let's get on to football . . . and a new commissioner.

 

[RobertWeathers]

People who want to see Brady suspended are people who no longer believe in the American Way.

#FreeBrady

I agree. This is a big deal. This isn't about just the NFL and Article 46 anymore

If Berman rules for the NFL, he is basically saying that it is ok for a corporate entity to sidestep the entitlements a worker's union has negotiated in a collective bargaining agreement. In essence, the worker can be fired or suspended without a fair process and the employer can use false claims to suspend or fire that employee.

 

[JDot]

Mike Lynch ?@LynchieWCVB 4m4 minutes ago
Tom Brady arriving




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[Halifax_Pats_Fan]

kind of a game face on right there....

 

[SVN]

butterfies

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Daniel Wallach ?@WALLACHLEGAL 2h2 hours agoAventura, FL
In Judge Berman's courtroom today: @SportsLawGuy, and he will be taking notes! He will break it all down for us the moment court ends

Daniel Wallach?@WALLACHLEGAL
Also in Judge Berman's courtroom: sports litigator Alan Milstein (@amilst44). He will be very popular today!