Mike Garafolo just said on NFL Network that odds are better than 50/50 that Watson settles with the NFL.
If the NFL really wants to put the screws to Watson and their hand picked appeals officer is rumored to "drop the hammer" on Watson, why on earth would the NFL settle? Makes no sense unless the NFL really, really doesn't want a lawsuit.
I don't think the NFL is concerned about a lawsuit that's highly likely to be rejected by a federal court (see Deflategate ruling).
If the NFL was that concerned about a lawsuit they would have closed the book on this when Judge Robinson made her ruling.
If both parties really wanted to settle on an agreement for the suspension, Team Watson and the NFL could sit in a room and knock this out in a day.
