Tom Brady was surprisingly absent from practice on Tuesday morning. The New England Patriots quarterback traveled to New York to continue settlement talks with the NFL, but he ended up leaving with no progress being made.
In fact, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman reportedly told Brady that settlement discussions are at such a standstill that the 38-year-old doesn’t need to bother showing up to court on Wednesday.
Brady was in New York for settlement talks today ordered by Judge Berman. "No progress," source said, so he's not staying for hearing.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 18, 2015
Per source, with settlement talks at a standstill, the judge informed Patriots QB Tom Brady there's no need for him to be there tomorrow.