Tom Brady, NFLPA, NFL Settlement Conference Roundup

This morning, after meeting privately with Judge Richard Berman, both the NFL and Tom Brady’s legal team took part in a public settlement conference in a Manhattan federal courthouse regarding the two sides ongoing legal dispute over Brady’s four-game suspension.  There was no shortage of media coverage for event. Below are some highlights.

• Professor Gabe Feldman, the director of the Tulane Sports Law Program was in New York and provided some insights into what today’s hearing means for each side moving forward.
• Andrew Brandt has 5 takeaways from the hearing.
• Pro Football Talk recaps the focal points of the hearing.
• Stephen Brown of the New York Daily News live-tweeted the hearing and recaps the day here.
• ESPN provides context and insight into the hearing.
• The Washington Post concludes that the hearings resolved little, but were at least entertaining.
• Finally, the quote of the day goes to Brady’s attorney, Jeffrey Kessler who said, “maybe if my grandma had wheels she’d be a trolleycar!”