With the Tom Brady appeal resolved but the case far from over, a question remains regarding whether the controversy can be settled. In his Wednesday morning silence-breaking Facebook post, Brady makes it clear that the ball is still in the NFL’s court.
“I authorized the NFLPA to make a settlement offer to the NFL so that we could avoid going to court and put this inconsequential issue behind us as we move forward into this season,” Brady said. “The discipline was upheld without any counter offer.”
While no formal, written counter offer may have been made, PFT reported last night that the NFL was willing to drop the suspension by “at least 50 percent” if Brady: (1) admitted to having knowledge of whatever John Jastremski and Jim McNally were doing to the footballs; (2) admitted to failing to cooperate with the Ted Wells investigation; and (3) apologized.