The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Brady and the NFL Players Association suffered a blow in their attempt to vacate the NFL's four-game suspension on the New England Patriots quarterback. According to a court document obtained by NFL Media's Albert Breer, U.S. District Judge Richard H. Kyle in Minnesota ordered Thursday that the NFLPA's lawsuit be transferred to the Southern District of New York. "This court perceives no reason for this action to proceed in Minnesota," Kyle wrote in his ruling.

Diehards Line:On Wednesday, the NFLPA filed suit in Minnesota alleging that Brady's punishment was not fair and consistent. It also claims that the appeal hearing "defied any concept of fundamental fairness" and that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was partial in his decision to uphold the suspension. The players association filed the suit in Minnesota where they had won previous litigation against the NFL. On Tuesday, the NFL preemptively filed a claim in Manhattan, asking the court to uphold its decision on Brady's suspension. The proactive strike worked. So, as Profootballtalk.com put it: "NFL 1, NFLPA 0." But it's early in the leagal game and we can still expect the NFLPA to swiftly ask Manhattan Federal Court Judge Richard M. Berman to rule on the case by September 4 or, alternatively, to issue an injunction allowing Brady to play pending the outcome of the case.