NFL, NFLPA request expedited ruling on Tom Brady suspension

— -- NEW YORK -- The NFL and the players' union say they want a New York judge to resolve their dispute over Tom Brady's suspension by Sept. 4.

The league and union filed a joint letter in U.S. District Court on Friday proposing a ruling by that date in Brady's lawsuit against the league seeking to have his four-game suspension overturned. The union did not seek a court order on Friday that would allow the New England Patriots quarterback to play while a court case dragged on.

Both sides agreed not to attempt to get a preliminary ruling before the full facts are aired.

Jeffrey Kessler, the lead lawyer in Brady's lawsuit, said in his filing with Judge Richard Berman that the parties "agreed ... to a final resolution of this matter prior to the commencement of the 2015 regular season would be in everyone's best interest."

Brady was suspended on May 11 for the first four games of the 2015 season after Ted Wells' investigators found that it was "more probable than not" that Patriots personnel deliberately deflated footballs during the AFC Championship Game last January and that Brady was "at least generally aware" of the rules violations. The Patriots were fined $1 million and docked two draft picks for the infraction.

Judge Richard M. Berman, who has been assigned to the Brady case in New York, on Thursday also suggested the sides "tone down their rhetoric."

A federal judge in Minnesota earlier Thursday ordered that Brady's attempt to vacate his suspension be transferred to New York.

Information from The Associated Press was included in this report.