NFL-National Football League roundup

Sept 3 (The Sports Xchange) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension was nullified by U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Berman on Thursday. The action clears Brady to get back to football and his starting job with the defending Super Bowl champions one week before they open the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers. - - Commissioner Roger Goodell will not be in attendance at Gillette Stadium for the NFL opener between the Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers next Thursday, an NFL spokesman told FOX Sports. Goodell "believes the focus should be on the game on the field and the festivities celebrating the Patriots' Super Bowl championship." - - Denver Broncos Pro Bowl safety T.J. Ward will sit out the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 13. The NFL announced Thursday that Ward received a one-game suspension for violating the league's personal-conduct policy. - - Jason Pierre-Paul is planning to return to the New York Giants next week and hopes to play in the near future, ESPN.com reported Thursday. Pierre-Paul lost his right index finger, broke his thumb and suffered severe burns on his hands after a fireworks accident on the Fourth of July in south Florida. (Editing by Frank Pingue)