Laughter coming from Tom Brady's defense team in court to argue his Deflategate case says a lot about his team's comfort level.
Judge Richard M. Berman heard arguments from both the NFL and the NFLPA on Wednesday over the merits of the Deflategate case and the four-game suspension against the Patriots quarterback, USA Today Sports reported.
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Judge Berman wants the two sides to come to a settlement before a scheduled Sept. 4 hearing on the matter that could open a lengthy court session.
If Berman were to show any partiality as a result of his latest round of discussions with the two parties, his alliance could be with Brady, according to USA Today Sports.
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"But after Judge Berman grilled NFL lead counsel Daniel Nash for the second consecutive week, we may have gotten our first glimpse as to which way Berman is leaning if he were to rule in this case. For the 60 minutes that Nash stood at a lectern on the 17th floor of the courthouse before approximately 60 spectators, Berman peppered him with questions."
Nash reportedly had no answers from some of Berman's questions, creating the appearance that Brady may have the stronger argument if the case proceeds in court.
A judge's questions is not always a clear indicator of how he'll proceed in court, SI.com cautioned.
"Judges' questions are not always predictive of how they'll rule," SI.com reported. "It is not unusual for attorneys to complain that they thought they would win a case based on the judge's apparent sentiments during oral arguments, only to unexpectedly lose when the written order was published. Judges can be very hard to predict."
In the next sentence, however, SI.com added that Judge Berman seemed dissatisfied with the NFL's form of justice against Brady.
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