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With the NFL now appealing six-game suspension, there's a very real chance that his punishment could get worse in the coming weeks.The originally wanted Watson suspended for at least a year, and now, the league will be gunning to actually Andrew Sendejo Jersey make that happen, according to . Although Judge Sue Robinson ordered the six-game suspension, Roger Goodell on Thursday appointed former New Jersey AG Peter C. Harvey to oversee the appeals hearing, Jones has confirmed. Harvey will now have final say in the case.The NFL filing an appeal in a case where the NFL is in charge of the appeal proce s makes it hard to imagine a scenario where the NFL doesn't add a substantial amount of games to Watson's suspension.Watson could have avoided all of this if he had settled his case with the NFL and he had a chance to do just that before Robinson delivered her judgement on Monday. According , in the days leading up to Robinson's verdict, both the NFL and Watson's camp tried to work out a settlement. Although the NFL wanted to see Watson suspended for a full year, the league was willing to trim that number down in a settlement. According to and , the NFL's final settlement offer was this: Watson would be suspended for 12 games and would also be fined $8 million to $10 million.Watson's side shot down the offer because it wasn't willing to accept any deal that was going Wendell Smallwood Jersey to suspend the quarterback for more than six to eight games. Watson also wasn't willing to accept a heavy fine, .Basically, Watson took a gamble by not accepting the NFL's offer and it's looking more and more like he's going to lose that gamble. If Watson had accepted the 12-game suspension, he could have put all of this behind him, but instead, he might now be hit with an indefinite suspension of at least one year. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power Alshon Jeffery Jersey rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Rodney McLeod Jersey At this point, it feels like the scenario for Watson is now a 12-game suspension. With his six-game suspension currently under appeal, that actually gives the two sides more time to work out a po sible settlement, which means Watson might get another chance to make a deal with the NFL.The fact that the NFL was willing to agree to a 12-game ban in a potential settlement -- instead of a one-year suspension -- isn't a coincidence. According , the NFL absolutely doesn't want to see Watson play the in Week 13 and one way to keep him from doing that would be to suspend him for 12 games (If he got a 12-game suspension, the Texans game would be the final game that he'd have to sit out).If there's no settlement and Watson's suspension ends up getting extended by the NFL, there's a very real chance that this case will end up in federal court. However, CBS Sports NFL Insider Josina Anderson that Watson's camp hasn't made a decision on whether Jason Peters Jersey to file a federal lawsuit. According to Anderson, Watson's legal team will wait to see what happens in the appeal. If the suspension is bumped up to 12 games, they might just go along with it and not file a lawsuit. On the other hand, if he gets a ban of one year or more, it won't be surprising at all to see a lawsuit get filed. No matter what happens, this is far from over. As for the appeal proce s, Watson's camp has until Friday to respond to the NFL's appeal. After that, the decision on Watson's suspension will fall squarely into the hands of Harvey.