NFL and players union avoid appeal ruling, settle on 11\u002Dgame suspension without pay for Browns QB, plus $5\u002Dmillion fine and mandatory counseling
The settlement — which also includes a $5-million fine for Watson, plus mandatory evaluation of him by, and subsequent treatment from, behavioural experts — avoids an appeal decision in the case from Peter C. Harvey.
No criminal charges have been, or are expected to be, filed against the sixth-year pro, after two Houston grand juries that weighed police evidence both declined to recommend indictments.Article content Harvey’s appeal decision was supposed to have been “expedited,” but by this past weekend, it had become clear he was holding back while both sides attempted to strike a compromise punishment, which finally was reached Thursday.Article content
Might the aggrieved Watson someday tell us all his side of events, to prove his proclaimed innocence? Watson’s suspension kicks in on Aug. 30, a week from this coming Tuesday. He must have no contact with the Browns thereafter until Nov. 28. The first game he is eligible to play in is Dec. 4 at — would you believe it? — Houston.
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