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A day after the NFL announced it will  Theo Riddick Jersey appeal former U.S. District Judge Sue L. Robinson's disciplinary recommendation for quarterback , the league has appointed former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to oversee the hearing, as reports. Robinson's investigation of Watson, who was accused by 24 women of sexual a sault and misconduct this offseason, concluded with a recommended six-game suspension. Now it's up to Harvey to determine whether Watson should face even stricter penalties, with the reportedly seeking at least a full-season ban.NFL commi sioner Roger Goodell had the power to hear the appeal himself, but by designating Harvey, he has officially  Alex Leatherwood Jersey redirected the next stage of the proce s outside his office. Harvey, however, has worked with the NFL before, and currently serves as a consulting member of the league's Diversity Advisory Committee, built to improve racial and gender diversity in NFL hiring practices. He was previously appointed by Goodell to hear running back appeal of a six-game suspension for alleged domestic violence in 2017; Harvey upheld said suspension, which was later delayed but served in full.Now a partner at the Paterson Belknap firm in New York, Harvey has also served as a federal prosecutor, handling both Robert Jackson Jersey  civil and criminal cases involving sexual a sault. His ruling in the Watson deliberation "will constitute the full, final and complete disposition of the dispute" according to the NFL and NFL Players A sociation's collective bargaining agreement, the league said Thursday. Specifically, he'll be tasked with determining whether Robinson's recommendation "should be modified to include a profe sional evaluation and treatment as determined by medical experts, an appropriate fine, and a longer suspension."Ever since investigating Watson,  Ken Stabler Jersey the NFL has sought a severe punishment for the former QB, who has not faced criminal charges and has since settled all but one of 24 civil lawsuits filed against him this offseason. Robinson admitted in her ruling this week that the league argued for an indefinite ban of the QB due to the "unprecedented" severity of his alleged serial abuse involving dozens of private ma sage therapists. She herself deemed Watson's behavior "egregious," but recommended only a six-game suspension largely, she implied, because of the NFL's ambiguous standards for policing personal conduct.  Even if Harvey lengthens Watson's suspension, the QB could later sue the NFL through the NFL Players A sociation and temporarily halt the ban, as Elliott did Desmond Trufant Jersey  in 2017 and did in 2015, for his alleged role in the ' "Deflategate" ordeal. But NFLPA lawsuits have mostly, ultimately proven to delay, not erase, suspensions i sued by the NFL, which means Harvey's ruling is in fact, sooner or later, likely to constitute the final decision regarding Watson's availability for the 2022 season and po sibly beyond.