Roger Goodell arrived to the courthouse to a chorus of boos. Tom Brady has also arrived for the hearing.
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 8/12/2015 2:10:22 PM
Both Brady and Goodell kind of smiling awkwardly as they walk into the courthouse? Rachel G Bowers, Producer 8/12/2015 2:27:41 PM
Goodell was greeted by a smattering of boos as he walked in. Four minutes later, Brady arrived flanked by four security guards. Both men went through a security sweep like everyone else going to court.
Dozens of fans and journalists waited for two of the NFL’s most famous faces at the front entrance of the courthouse, including some wearing deflated football hats they were hoping to sell.
— The Associated Press
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 8/12/2015 2:36:47 PM
US District Judge Richard Berman is meeting individually in his robing room with both sides.
Goodell and the league’s lawyers met with Berman on Wednesday morning for about 15 minutes before the start of a scheduled court hearing in Manhattan. Brady sat and waited with five lawyers at a long table, then went in to meet with Berman after Goodell was finished.
Berman had urged the sides to try to reach a settlement before the hearing, a message he reiterated Tuesday when he pressured the sides for 11th-hour talks.
— The Associated Press
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 8/12/2015 3:13:53 PM
An initial hearing has begun.
Berman started the hearing after meeting separately with Goodell and Brady with their lawyers.
Brady and Goodell each stood up and introduced themselves to the judge in open court, while their lawyers also introduced themselves.
— The Associated Press
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 8/12/2015 3:32:09 PM
Judge Berman says he thinks there are varying strengths to both sides in the argument. He said at the start of a hearing in federal court that he has not determined in his own mind who will prevail between Brady and the players’ union or the league and Goodell.
— The Associated Press
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 8/12/2015 3:52:31 PM