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Settlement talks between Deshaun Watson and the NFL have broken down in recent weeks, sources tell The MMQB’s Albert Breer. Watson’s disciplinary hearing with U.S District Court Judge Sue L. Robinson, the disciplinary officer appointed by the NFL and players association, is now set to begin Tuesday.
Talks between the NFL and the players association took place two weeks ago, but collapsed after the league insisted on a full-year suspension for Watson, according to Breer. The NFLPA argued for a lighter punishment, pointing to a precedent set in cases involving three of the league’s owners—the Commanders’ Daniel Snyder, Patriots’ Robert Kraft and Cowboys’ Jerry Jones.
