NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said a decision on Tom Brady’s appeal of his four-game suspension “is coming soon” and could happen as soon as next week, according to CNBC.

Goodell made his comments Thursday while attending a tech and business conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Goodell will decide Brady’s fate after declining a request in May by the NFL Players Association to recuse himself and appoint a neutral arbitrator to hear the case.

Brady’s appeal of his suspension took place June 23 at the league’s headquarters in New York and went deep into the night.

Jeffrey Kessler, the lawyer representing the NFLPA, told Newsday that Brady was “there to the bitter end” of the 11-hour hearing.

Kessler also said he believed the Brady camp “put in a very compelling case.”

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Brady, the four-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, was suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season after being implicated in the Wells Report that found the Patriots used underinflated balls in the AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts in January.

Brady is hoping to have his suspension erased or reduced.

KEN STABLER, who led Oakland to a Super Bowl victory and was the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1974, died as a result of complications from colon cancer. He was 69.

Stabler was a four-time Pro Bowl selection with the Raiders, leading the franchise to consistent success during the 1970s, including a 32-14 victory against Minnesota in the 1977 Super Bowl.

The Foley, Alabama, native threw for 27,938 career yards over 15 seasons, which also included stints with the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints.

During his college career, Stabler led Alabama to an undefeated 1966 season and was chosen the Sugar Bowl MVP after a 34-7 rout of Nebraska. He also ran for a long touchdown on a rain-soaked field during the 1967 Iron Bowl to lead the Tide to a 7-3 win over Auburn.

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BENGALS: John Sawyer, the former team president and part owner died at age 90.

The Bengals said Sawyer died at a retirement home in Cincinnati after contending with health problems for the past four years.

OPERATORS OF the Rose Bowl aren’t interested in hosting an NFL team.

The Los Angeles Times said operators won’t submit a proposal to become a temporary home to an NFL franchise considering a move to southern California. Wednesday night’s vote was unanimous.

Members of the Rose Bowl Operating Co. said they’d rather focus on landing an annual music and arts festival for the landmark arena.

The NFL sought proposals for temporary use from five venues. The others are the Los Angeles Coliseum, Dodger Stadium, Angel Stadium and StubHub Center in Carson, California.


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