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Neither Brady nor Goodell attended Thursday's talks. The judge instructed both sides that Brady and Goodell are not required to attend a scheduled court hearing next Wednesday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — For a second day Thursday, lawyers for the NFL and its players' union met separately with a federal judge to try to resolve their legal dispute over whether Commissioner Roger Goodell's four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady should stand. |
