No deal reached between Brady and Goodell in "Deflategate"
Absent a compromise, Berman will have to either affirm or throw out Goodell's decision in July to uphold a four-game suspension of Brady. The NFL Players Association has accused the league of handling the discipline unfairly for Brady, who has denied any role in the scandal nicknamed "Deflategate." Berman had ordered Goodell and Brady to attend Monday's hearing. The judge has also suggested that the league's finding was too vague, that Brady was generally aware that game balls were being deflated. At a court hearing this month, Berman told the NFL there was precedent for judges to toss out penalties issued by arbitrators.