Tom Brady is open to accepting a suspension of some form if it is only for failing to cooperate with the NFL rather than admit guilt in Deflategate.

Even with those parameters, however, league sources said Wednesday that settlement discussions on Brady's attempt to overturn a four-game suspension have gone "nowhere."

Brady and Goodell were both present Tuesday in the meeting with U.S. Magistrate Judge James C. Francis, who is working with U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Berman, a source told Schefter. The meeting was held at an undisclosed location instead of the federal courthouse in Manhattan in order to avoid media attention, sources told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio.

Brady is seeking to overturn the suspension for his role in the use of deflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game. Goodell upheld the suspension on July 29 when Brady appealed, prompting Brady to file suit in federal court.