While the last week's reports that Roger Goodel's verdict on Tom Brady and his DeflateGate appeal would come over the MLB All Star break didn't come true, sources say that a verdict was definitely scheduled, but it was pulled and postponed.
ProFootballTalk is reporting that the verdict will now come before the end of this upcoming week and that Brady's camp is expecting to move directly towards their appeal, along with their injunction to temporarily lift Brady's suspension.
To think of Goodell's camp, and why he's yet to report his verdict, it's clear that he's trying to balance two factors: 1) He wants to uphold some suspension or penalty for Brady, or else this whole bonanza would be for naught; 2) He doesn't want the NFLPA to take him to court because he's been overturned time and time again, and that's not a good look.