All indications are pointing to a possible appearance of superstar quarterback Tom Brady for the New England Patriots in their season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 10.

CBS Sports' Ryan Wilson reported that the ruling for the four-time Super Bowl champion's Deflategate issue might be announced late this month, which means that the Patriots and Brady can only stay silent and wait before they can do any legal countermeasures with regards to the final verdict.

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Wilson even mentioned that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell may be delaying the announcement on purpose so that Brady and the NFL Players Association will have "less time for legal maneuvering."

ESPN noted that whatever the decision may be, whether the four-game ban will be enforced or will it be lessened into just fines, the NFLPA is reportedly intending to contest it in federal court.

The report noted that the NFLPA will base their argument on the league's ball-inflation policy as officially applied only to team personnel and not the players, the fact that Brady was not made aware of such a policy even if it applied to him, the incorrect criteria used by Ted Wells to establish the quarterback's participation in the issue, the absence of a standard or policy in properly inflating or deflating game day footballs, and Goodell's perceived bias decision with regards to the case.

With these strong contentions, the Patriots may actually not be missing their two-time NFL MVP signal caller any time in the coming season.

Brady was handed a four-game suspension by the NFL last May because of his supposed involvement in illegally deflating footballs that were used in the Patriots' AFC Championship match against the Indianapolis Colts, which they won handily, 45-7.

The quarterback appealed the punishment days later, but then Goodell assigned himself to play as arbiter to the case, something that the NFLPA believed was an evident lack of due process impartiality in the part of the league.

The Washington Post said that the union is likely to file the dispute against the NFL in a "Minnesota or Massachusetts court," which is said to bring great advantage to Brady.

Minnesota courts are known to be pro-labor while Massachusetts is reportedly a "home game of sorts" for the ten-time Pro Bowler.

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