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The Patriots and the NFL didn’t know that Antonio Brown would be sued for sexual assault and rape before he signed with New England. But Brown definitely did.Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports that Brown and his accuser James Develin Jerseys 2019 , Britney Taylor, “engaged in settlement talks for months” before the lawsuit was filed.It’s not a surprise. Most civil lawsuits are preceded by an effort to resolve them before the legal process begins.In a case like this, including inflammatory allegations of a shocking nature against a high-profile athlete, a potential settlement has greater monetary value before the case is filed, because the defendant is buying not just a resolution of the claims but a guarantee that no one will ever know about it (like former Panthers owner Jerry Richardson did, before one or more of the persons who had settled their claims against him violated confidentiality agreements for which they had received fair and proper compensation). For an NFL player subject to the league’s P.R.-driven Personal Conduct Policy, which polices a player’s private life even in cases where the police never get involved, there’s even greater value in preventing knowledge of the allegations from ever coming to light. There’s even more value in securing a promise from the accuser to never talk to anyone about it Infant Byron Cowart Jersey , including the NFL — especially when the NFL has the power to suspend Brown or, if the allegation of rape is true, banish him for life.The demands made by the accuser’s lawyers during settlement talks aren’t known; the clunky statement issued by Brown’s lawyer in the immediate aftermath of the filing of the lawsuit hinted at $1.6 million as the asking price. If that’s the opener, it quite likely could have been negotiated down to half of that or less. If that’s the bottom line, Brown may eventually wish he’d paid it.While it may seem crass to consider allegations of sexual assault and rape in these terms, Brown’s accuser chose to make those allegations exclusively via a process that dispenses judgment through the transfer of money. The fact that settlement talks occurred for “months” before the lawsuit was filed underscores the reality that she decided to exercise her absolute right to attempt to obtain justice through the pursuit of financial compensation.That said, once the lawsuit is filed, the value of the case drops Byron Cowart Jersey Draft , because a large portion of that value comes from never filing the lawsuit in the first place. If, however, Brown’s lawyers were to somehow reach a deal before Britney Taylor meets with the NFL on Monday, they would be doing much more than helping Brown avoid an adverse verdict in a court of law. They could be helping him avoid paid leave and, ultimately, a suspension. FOLKS..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhitePats Pulpita New England Patriots communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpPatriots NewsOpinion and AnalysisContribute!About the SiteTopicsPatriotsOddsShopStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots 2018 Super Bowl rings revealedNew,20commentsFOLKS...EDTShareTweetShareSharePatriots 2018 Super Bowl rings revealedPhoto by Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesThis stuff never gets old you guys.On Thursday night, the 2018 Patriots Super Bowl championship team was in attendance for what has become a semiannual late-spring tradition at Robert Kraft’s estate — the ring ceremony.Folks — here are the rings.Absurd.It is Byron Cowart NFL Jersey , of course, the Patriots’ sixth such party since 2001 — and the sixth for quarterback Tom Brady, who spoke to reporters at the team’s minicamp on Thursday.“It’s a great night to celebrate. You will have the pictures for the rest of your life. It will be fun. Everyone is looking forward to it,” Brady said, “(Bob Kraft) puts on a great party. He’s been planning it.“I have been fortunate to be at a few over the years.”