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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for the National Football League and its players union returned to federal court on Thursday to discuss a potential settlement of litigation over New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady's "Deflategate" suspension, a court official confirmed to Reuters.
The two sides were meeting privately in New York with U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, who has pressed both parties to seek a resolution before the Patriots' season begins on Sept. 10.
Brady and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who imposed the four-game suspension, were not at the conference, the official said.