The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Under Article 46 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the NFL and the NFL Players Association must pick a date for the appeal of Brady’s four-game suspension within 10 days after the filing of the appeal. The deadline is today. And it hasn’t happened yet, per a source with knowledge of the situation.

Diehards Line: According to PFT's Mike Florio, it could still happen today. If it doesn’t, the two sides can agree to postpone the deadline to selecting a date for the hearing. The NFLPA hopes to get the hearing completed in June, with the goal of leaving enough time to challenge via legal action a decision by Commissioner Roger Goodell to uphold all or part of the suspension. Look for a date to be selected fairly soon. Especially since the month of June begins fairly soon.