Goodell makes Brady settlement seem unlikely

Unless Tom Brady pulls off some sort of legal Hail Mary, it’s looking more and more like the Patriots quarterback just might have to serve his four-game Deflategate suspension that was reinstated by an appeals court on Monday.

One option Brady won’t have moving forward is a possible settlement with the NFL that would’ve reduced his suspension.

NFLPA spokesman George Atallah mentioned the possibility of a settlement between Brady and the NFL during an interview on Tuesday, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to be an option.

According to ESPN.com, the NFL “doesn’t see any need to reopen any settlement talks” with Brady or the NFLPA. The NFL had brief settlement discussions with Brady last summer, but will not give him a settlement option this time around.

Several NFL owners reportedly want to see Brady’s suspension reduced, and Atallah had hoped that a high-powered owner could spearhead a negotiation between the NFL and Brady.

“I think the only chance that we have at this point for a mediation or for a settlement, we would need a level-headed or influential team owner to step in and broker some kind of deal,” Atallah told the Dan Patrick Show.

Don’t look for that to happen though because NFL commissioner Roger Goodell basically ruled out that option on Wednesday.

During an interview with Colin Cowherd, Goodell was …

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