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It would not surprise me if part of the negotiations included Watson settle the remaining four current civil cases against him and in exchange the NFL agrees to a less severe punishment (4-6 game range) than they originally sought. In exchange for agreeing to such a deal, if I were Watson's legal team, I would require the NFL to agree to bring no further disciplinary action against Watson in the event additional civil cases are brought forward.

It's in the interest of both parties strike an amicable deal and move forward.

If these four women had any intention of settling, why wouldn't they have settled with the others? It was also reported that there were holdouts on a settlement agreement when watson tried to settle in order to complete the trade with the Dolphins. It sure sounds like these four want their day in court. I hope they get it.

It's possibly as simple as Watson, to present time, has not offered the amount of money the women would be willing to reach a settlement or what Buzbee believes he could win in a civil trial.

It's also possible they want their day in court, but if Watson's legal team presents a large enough, Buzbee, in the best of interest of clients, would advise them to settle the cases and move on if he believed the outcome in a civil trial would net a less favorable settlement.