Watson's disciplinary Madden 23 coins hearing in the league began on June 28. and was presided over by retired federal Judge Sue Lewis Robinson. Robinson was appointed the league's disciplinary officer jointly with Madden NFL 23 and the Madden NFL 23 as well as the Madden NFL 23PA in accordance with the latest collective bargaining arrangement.

In this current CBA, Watson and the Madden NFL 23PA are given three days to appeal the decision the form of a letter and to Madden NFL 23 Commissioner Roger Goodell. Before the decision was made Watson and the Madden NFL 23PA together with Watson stated that they would follow the ruling of the arbitrator.

As per Rob Maaddi at the Associated Press sources from the league suggested there was a possibility that Madden NFL 23 was pushing for a minimum suspension of one year for Watson as Watson's lawyer, Rusty Hardin, and Watson's legal team were- unsurprisingly -insisting on no suspension. Maaddi added that the league would be willing to consider a shorter suspension of between six and eight games to avoid appeals procedure.

The Madden NFL 23 game has repeatedly applied sanctions to players accused of domestic violence or sexual assault. The first instance of this was the suspension of two games of Former Ravens players Ray Rice, who was captured on video punching and kicking his former fiancee, knocking her unconscious. The league came under fire for suspension of Rice for only two games. The reaction was to take the decision to suspend Rice indefinitely. Then, Madden NFL 23 introduced six-game suspensions as the base for players who had committed sexual violence or domestic violence.

However, the league is not always adhering to this standard. In 2016 Giants kicker Josh Brown was suspended for one game following an arrest for buy mut 23 coins domestic violence against his former wife. It was later discovered that the Giants knew about Brown's long history of violence against women.