Considering the penalty against the Dolphins owner now, I would be shocked if the NFL doesn't appeal the Watson suspension. I suspect the NFL will back it up a bit to an 11-game suspension. However, if the NFLPA sues in Federal Court, the NFL will put Watson on the exempt list and the suspension will be a year or longer waiting for a court date. That will open up the bag of additional suits against Watson, any civil court proceedings, criminal charges and of course additional NFL action. All of this providing Watson can keep himself out of additional trouble while waiting on the courts.
Just as Watson settled 3 civil cases the day before the current ruling in an attempt to sway Judge Robinson's ruling, the NFL has taken a page from the Watson team's legal book and invoked a large penalty on an owner before they appeal Watson's ruling.
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