Then not sure what the NFL wants to settle now especially they didnt even reduce the original suspension. Unless maybe the judge wants to see the sealed records of the arbitration meeting .(I assume he is allowed to see anything ?)I wouldn't think the union would want a settlement that included a suspension, either. There's no way they want there to be precedent for 1) players getting punished for general awareness of things that other people did, 2) players being compelled to turn over private, personal effects that are unrelated to the case, 3) players being punished without notice according to rules that explicitly don't apply to them, etc. etc.
By agreeing to a reduced suspension, the NFLPA would be validating Goodell's authority to do all this shady ****.
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