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Brady hasn't said much publicly, if at all, about his role as a lead plaintiff in the players' antitrust suit against the NFL. Today, as part of an Under Armour draft chat, Brady was asked if he believes there will be a 2011 season. “I believe it," he responded to host Boomer Esiason in video viewed through UStream. "Certainly I think there are too many players and too many owners that want it. There are a lot of people in the negotiating room and I know players are looking out, not only for ourselves, but for the past players, and the owners are trying to build a business."
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Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As Profootballtalk.com's Michael David Smith notes, however, right now, there are no negotiating sessions, just courtroom appearances. But even though he’s the man whose name is on the lawsuit, Brady seems to think a less acrimonious way of beginning the season is coming. “I think with any of that, there needs to be compromise,” Brady said. “I know that before now and whenever the scheduled start of the season is -– whether it’s training camp or the first game of the season -– I think there are going to be a lot of talks that take place, a lot of negotiating sessions, and hopefully a lot of compromise comes from that. That’s business. ...” For now, of course, we'll have to settle for the start of organized team activities and -- pending the outcome of the league's appeal -- free agency. We'll also have to wait until the middle of May before the two sides start negotiating again.
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