It’s clear that Judge Richard M. Berman wants the NFL and NFLPA to settle their differences regarding the Tom Brady suspension. It’s becoming more clear that, if the case doesn’t settle, he has an opportunity to bring real change to the way the NFL takes care of its internal business.
A ruling from Judge Berman that scraps the suspension and points out the many flaws in the investigation and the league’s handling of it could finally force the NFL to ease back from its insistence that the Commissioner retain final say on any disputes involving player discipline.