Commish Roger Goodell, or a designee of his choice, would hear appeal and could stiffen the serial massage\u002Darranger’s punishment
On Monday morning, Judge Sue L. Robinson informed both the league and the NFL Players Association that she has decided a six-game suspension without pay is apropos for Watson’s violations of the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Early last year some two dozen athletic massage therapists filed civil suits in Houston, alleging sexual harassment — and in some cases sexual assault — on Watson’s part, during private sessions he arranged on his own. “I never assaulted anyone. I never disrespected anyone,” Watson told reporters in June. “I never forced anyone to do anything.”
The NFL did not immediately indicate whether it would appeal. If it does, and ditto if the NFLPA had decided to do so, then NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, or his personally chosen designee, would hear the appeal and make a final, binding ruling. Tony Buzbee, the Houston lawyer representing all of Watson’s civil-court plaintiffs, announced Monday that three more have settled out of court with the QB, after 20 had done so last month — meaning 23 of the 24 cases have now been resolved.Article content
As part of the deal the Browns agreed to rip up Watson’s $168-million, four-year extension set to kick in this coming season, and instead will now pay the 26-year-old $230 million over the next five years — all of it fully guaranteed. That’s nearly a quarter-billion dollars, or the equivalent in today’s currency of nearly $295 million Cdn.
Former first-round pick Josh Rosen joined the Browns two weeks ago, and he’s currently the third-team QB, after Watson and Brissett.
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