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U.S. judge urges 'Deflategate' case settlement as NFL, union spar

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady exits the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York August …

By Nate Raymond and Joseph Ax

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday urged the National Football League and its players union to continue discussing a possible settlement to resolve their dispute over New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game "Deflategate" suspension.

U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, sitting in Manhattan, said both sides had enough "strengths and weaknesses" to their cases that they should come together to resolve their dispute rather than asking him to rule.