NEW YORK — And now we wait.
The “Deflategate” marathon — which started way back in January — is now in the hands of U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman. There was no settlement here yesterday.
Tom Brady and his attorneys met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and his team behind closed doors for half an hour. New York Giants co-owner John Mara was there for negotiations, and so, too, was free-agent kicker Jay Feely, a member of the National Football League Players Association’s executive committee.
But even with a judge pleading for settlement, a magistrate judge, major players for both the NFL and the players’ union and a phalanx of lawyers, the two sides reached an impasse.