Deshaun Watson: The NFL appealed Judge Sue L. Robinson's decision

Deshaun Watson: The NFL appealed Judge Sue L. Robinson's decision in the Deshaun Watson case

twelve days ago. The appeals procedure must be accelerated per the rules. Peter Harvey, the appeals

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officer, doesn't seem to be moving things along right now. On Friday, just as pressure was mounting

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for a decision, believable rumours about a potential settlement started to circulate. According to reports,

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Watson is prepared to take an eight-game ban and a $5 million fine. The league may request a fine

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in the neighbourhood of $10 million, which is the amount Watson was paid in 2021, for failing to show up

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for the required minimum of 10 games. If a settlement is reached, both parties must explain how the

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fine changes his absence from receiving free money to receiving nothing at all. Watson would have been

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moved to the Dolphins if it weren't for the unresolved legal issues, despite some still maintaining that

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he didn't play last season for reasons unconnected to his off-field troubles. Since it was obvious he wouldn't

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play for the Texans again, he most likely would have been traded before the 2021 draught.

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