According to this current CBA, Watson and the Madden 23 coins are given 3 days in which to challenge the decision in written form for Madden NFL 23 Commissioner Roger Goodell. Prior to the decision, the Madden NFL 23PA together with Watson announced they would abide by the arbiter's ruling.

As per Rob Maaddi at the Associated Press league sources, the league suggested the Madden NFL 23 was pushing for a minimum suspension of one year for Watson as Watson's lawyer, Rusty Hardin, and his legal team wereand not by accident -in favor of no suspension. Maaddi also reported that the league might be willing to consider a lower suspension of between six and eight games to avoid appeals procedure.

It appears that Madden NFL 23 game has been inconsistent in applying discipline to players who are accused of sexual or domestic violence assault. The first instance of this was the suspension of two games of ex- Ravens wide receiver Ray Rice, who was caught on video punching his then-fianceeand knocking her unconscious. The league was hit with a backlash after having to suspend Rice for only two games. Their response was to suspend Rice indefinitely. Following that, Madden NFL 23 was able to establish an eight-game suspension as the base for players who had committed sexual violence or domestic violence.

However, the league is not always adhering to the standard. In 2016 Giants kicker Josh Brown was suspended for one game in the wake of an indictment for violence toward his then-wife. It was later discovered the Giants were aware of Brown's long background with domestic violence.

The list continues. Jameis Winston was suspended for three games for allegedly sexually attacking one Uber driver. Greg Hardy allegedly attempted to assault a woman with a strangler and then throw her onto a futon smothered with guns. The Madden NFL 23 cut the initial suspension of 10 games to four games. The incident occurred before Madden NFL 23 instituted the 6-game baseline. Ben Roethlisberger served just a three-game suspension in 2010 after being acquitted of sexual assault.

Watson was signed to a five-year two-year, $230 million contract that is fully guaranteed for the Cleveland Browns after the Texans were contacted by the Browns, Panthers, Saints, and Falcons all of whom were looking to trade Watson. As per Tony Buzbee, the attorney representing Watson's accusers teams attempted to meet with any of the women to learn how they felt about the experiences of Watson. There was a chance that Madden NFL 23 did meet with some accusers in the course of the investigation into Watson's conduct, however, Buzbee stated to SB Nation he got the impression that the Madden NFL 23 was simply moving through the motions.

"I believe that eight or ten of my clients, early on were interviewed by Madden NFL 23." Buzbee told me. "And I think we we were able to conclude pretty quickly that cheap mut coins was not concerned about the situation.