After a week of reports tracking the settlement talks between the players union and the league, it's unclear how close the sides may have been to a possible deal.
According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the league was open to dropping Tom Brady's suspension if he agreed to a few stipulations.
Per the report:
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFL was willing to drop the suspension by “at least 50 percent” if Brady: (1) admitted to having knowledge of whatever John Jastremski and Jim McNally were doing to the footballs; (2) admitted to failing to cooperate with the Ted Wells investigation; and (3) apologized.
More to come...