The standoff between the N.F.L. and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady deepened Wednesday, with the league and the players union making oral arguments in federal court.
Their presentations, which echoed filings they made to Judge Richard M. Berman of Federal District Court in Manhattan in recent weeks, showed that the two sides are still not close to reaching a compromise regarding Brady’s four-game suspension for his involvement in an effort by two Patriots staff members to deflate balls used in the A.F.C. championship game.
Judge Berman said he hoped to make a ruling in the case by Sept.