The outcome of the Deshaun Watson hearing has indeed been finalized. The Browns QB has been suspended for the first six games of the season for violating the league’s Personal Conduct Policy (Twitter link via NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport).
The rendering from retired judge Sue. L. Robinson does not include any fines in addition to the salary Watson will 
forfeit, reports Rapoport’s colleague Tom Pelissero (Twitter link). In a follow-up, he adds that the ruling requires Watson receive all future massages from club therapists – as opposed to the dozens of private ones he met with during his tenure with the Texans; his alleged sexual misconduct with dozens of those women sparked lengthy criminal and civil proceedings, along with a league investigation and June’s disciplinary hearing.
Robinson’s decision states that Watson’s “pattern of behavior was egregious,” but adds that his actions constituted “nonviolent sexual conduct,” per Pelissero (Twitter link). The particulars of the application of the policy under the new CBA have led to varied estimations on how long Watson would be banned; the Browns were recently reported to be anticipating an eight-game suspension, so today’s news falls much closer in line with that prediction than the NFL’s stated preference of an indefinite one lasting at least one season.
The NFL has three days to appeal this ruling, which would turn the matter to commissioner Roger Goodell or his appointee. Rapoport tweets that it is unclear whether or not the league will do so, but he confirms yesterday’s news that the NFLPA will not contest the terms of Watson’s suspension. That came as something a revelation, given previous reports that he and the union were prepared to sue the league in the event of a lengthier suspension.
After acquiring the 26-year-old from Houston, the Browns signed Watson to an extension which lowered his 2022 base salary to $1MM. As a result, this suspension will cost him $345K, compared to well over $11MM had his previous contract still been in play (Twitter link via Rapoport). The six-game absence will leave him sidelined for four contests against AFC opponents, and one of the team’s six divisional matchups.
Cleveland was thought to be in the market for added depth at the QB position if Watson were to be handed a lengthier suspension. Assuming his ban remains six weeks in length, though, they will in all likelihood hand the reins to Jacoby Brissett to begin the campaign, leaning on Joshua Dobbs or recent signing Josh Rosen in the event of injury.
For the immediate future at least, the league’s top offseason story has reached a vital checkpoint. More could still be coming soon, in the event of an appeal, but the Browns now have more clarity on when their franchise signal-caller will first be available to them.
Well that’s a bit light I’d say! 6 gms, 6 game checks(this yrs checks are light) plus he lost last yr. He is an immoral POS and there should of been at least 10 gms, plus a hefty fine. IMO
Pretty sure calling someone an immoral POS is in itself, immoral. But I guess bad behavior is justified as long as it’s against the bad people.
I haven’t been accused of sexual misconduct or sexual assaults! So yeah, I’ve got much better morals than Watson. The difference in the amount of money we make has no baring. So you can take your opinion and stick it!
Perhaps you should learn to spell before you play keyboard warrior
Nobody likes spelling/grammar police.
Calling someone immoral is immoral? How far did you reach up your own ass for that one?
1 finger to push my anal fissures pull in
So you called him “immoral”, by your logic that makes you what?
@carlos15 Carlos is the top duechebag name since 2020. Fact
I don’t remember that being part of the definition of the word last I checked.
It must be BB9 with a new acct so he can be stupid again but with a clean slate.
I was right about the suspension so apparently I’m pretty smart. You were wrong. Should I say that again? You were wrong. I don’t need another account. I speak the truth
You’ve been saying he won’t be suspended. You haven’t been right about anything.
I’ve been saying he would get 4-8 games all along. He deserves a suspension as I’ve said all along too. I don’t think he committed a crime but I do believe that he brought negativity to the NFL. That’s why I can’t see why the owners haven’t suffered any consequences because they brought negative publicity to the league too
Somebody else must’ve logged in under your account and made the many claims he was not going to get anything because Florio said so.
You don’t think he committed a crime? Or you don’t think he raped anyone? You have come close to saying he didn’t commit a crime but never said it outright like that. Shows how ignorant you are.
So with the many scenarios you laid out you got one right. Congrats you are the smartest person in the world. I will take my stand and believe it with conviction because I am on the right side of morality. You are on the way past delusional side. Let’s see what Roger does. I bet he adds games to it which he should.
The NFL has to appeal first. Goodell doesn’t just change it. Goodell is not the NFL. There’s the NFL and the NFLPA. Goodell is over both. He was never even accused of rape. Ever. So of course I don’t think he raped anyone. As for a crime…..he exposed himself and touched the women and propositioned some. Not exactly the crime of the century. Even Judge Robinson said he didn’t use force
Ok bozo walk out your front door and stand there naked. I bet you get arrested for indecent exposure. Exposing yourself is a crime whether to 1 or 100.
You kept talking about people saying rape you are the only one that talked about rape. Also you kept saying force nobody said he forced physically anyone to do anything except see his Johnson or purposely touch it. You have told so many different excuses you don’t remember what you have said. You can try and twist my words all you want I have been consistent the whole time.
Apparently you’re not reading all of these posts. There are people calling him a rapist. Watson didn’t stand outside his door naked did he? You may be the dumbest person on here. Your arguments make no sense. Stick to fantasy football
Brownsbacker is one of the 10 massage therapists that Watson payed off first and tell everyone how great a guy he is.
If I did get any money, I’d use it to send you back to school to learn how to spell “paid”. Come on man, you’re a grown man and should know how to spell that word.
So calling Hitler bad is bad? Lib logic at it’s finest.
Don’t be one of those idiots that makes everything about politics. It just makes you look brainwashed into thinking that everything wrong in the world is the fault of the other political team.
Well, it demonstrably is, so there’s that….
They really had no evidence not saying he did not saying he didn’t. But keep real a lot massage therapist are prostitutes anyways.
I think we’re getting off track here, y’all.
link to youtube.com
Wtf?
Miklo your ignorance is equalng that of Brownsbacker. I suppose all cops are crooked too. You do know the difference between a Massage Therapist and the Asian girls they traffick here and lock in a room when they are not pleasuring Robert Kraft.
hopefully TJ Watt does us all a favor an ends this guy’s season regardless
Wasn’t his new contract guaranteed to include any suspension? Smh
Nope
No, but it came with a miniscule first year base salary of 690,000 so essentially hes only going to lose 243K.
He’s getting 1.035 million this year. He’ll lose 357,000
Wrong again fanboy. His 2022 salary is reported as $690000, so losing 6 of his 17 paychecks is $243,529.41.
You’re wrong…..as usual. Never question me again
Your numbers are still off.
I accept your apology polish guy
Nope, your numbers were off as well.
Not like yours. Mine were off by 13,000. Yours was almost 400,000. You’re wrong. I’m right. Just like the Watson decision.
And these numbers you just provided again are wrong. Ok fanboy what is the difference between saying the fine was $243529.41 based on an inaccurate website and the actual fine of $345000? It’s not “almost 400,000”, it’s $101470.59.
You claimed his salary was 690,000. So technically you’re off 345,000. Close to 400,000. It’s ok to be wrong polish guy
Go away. You have no insight. Just a fanboy with no life.
Come on Barney don’t be mad
I am mad that ignorant fools like you value football fandom over humanity and decency. Stop protecting this sexual predator. That’s what he is. Creeps like Watson belong in jail.
If he did belong in jail Barney, wouldn’t you think that they’d have at least charged him with a crime? He was wrong touching the women and asking for sex and he’s paying for that with a 6 game suspension. Who’s your team Barney?
I don’t care about what team he plays for. You’re defending a guy pulling his junk out to 20+ women that didn’t ask for that. They went to do their job and they got taken advantage of by a coddled athlete that’s probably been doing this for years and has never had to pay the consequences. That fact that your Browns are this important to you is a joke. They suck. They actually left your town once. Don’t think they won’t do it again.
Who’s your team Barney? He got a suspension. You act like he got nothing. You can’t suspend him for a year and not give Kraft any suspension for prostitution. That’s illegal.
The difference is the parties were willing in the Kraft case. No one sued Bob Kraft.
Stop defecting. You know you’re a tool bag for defending a sexual predator.
So you think prostitution is legal? Kraft committed a crime. If you buy fentynal from someone who willingly sells it to you who willingly buys it, that’s still a felony. You do realize that a lot of these Asian massage places are sex trafficking. Some of these women are forced to work there. That’s why the FBI had cameras in there. Are you ok with sex trafficking?
Stop defecting to other issues. You’re defending Watson. Who is a sexual predator. That’s a fact.
You’re a scumbag that’s never has another human being want them to be touched by you. It’s obvious that you have sexually assaulted someone in your past or currently are assaulting someone.
I hope you get the help you need. You’re obviously a very mentally ill person that’s calling out for help.
Unfortunately all you care about is a sports team. Maybe one day you’ll actually have something in your life to life for.
That’s what Robinson based her decision on. Other cases. Just to be factual, I’ve dated a lot. A whole lot and not one person has ever accused me of anything. You have a reading comprehension problem. I’ve said Watson deserves his suspension. He is a perv. But you can’t let the owners get away with sexual misconduct and not give them any punishment but ban Watson for a year. It shouldn’t work that way. The Code of Conduct explicitly states that owners are to be held to a higher standard. If Snyder, Jones and Kraft got fined and lost draft picks and were suspended, then I would be more inclined to accept a year suspension. Like the AG said, nobody is above the law
You’re right, Sporttrac had it at 690K while every other media outlet is saying it was 1.035M.Just realized there dead cap minus cap hit math is wrong on their website HA
link to spotrac.com
Probably the veteran minimum. Ward and Garrett are receiving the exact same amount in the first year of their new contracts
KC, it seems Sportrac already deducted the salary forfeited which is why it appears as only $690000 which is what you get when taking 6 of 18 paychecks ($345k) away from $1.035mil.
So you were wrong polish guy
Using an inaccurate site, but quickly corrected myself. Your numbers are wrong as well, fanboy.
Look it up . It not over a 1mill. Dude be making 690k so your wrong good day
And the Browns set it up that way intentionally, which shouldn’t of been allowed!
Garrett and Ward have not been accused of anything. Why is their contract set up the same way?
For the millionth time, Garrett and Ward were set up like a lot of NFL contracts. They increase in value each year with the last year being the biggest year so the team and cut them and shave money off the deal. And they’re not fully guaranteed.
Watson is $1 million, then $46 million every year thereafter. Fully guaranteed, too. They have/had the cap space this year to make his first year a lot more money in order to give more cap room in the future (considering that it’s all guaranteed anyway) and they didn’t do it because of his looming suspension. It’s an obvious bit of manipulation.
If you think they crafted and agreed to that contract without considering his upcoming suspension, you’re a dope.
He wasn’t supposed to even be suspended this year. When the Browns acquired him, Goodell said he was going to wait until the civil cases worked their way through the courts so they had all the information. Civil cases weren’t scheduled until March 1st. They’re not gonna be cutting Garrett or Ward before their contracts are up. Teams may set up 30 year old veterans contracts like that but not 24-25 year olds. Von Miller is an example
Go away fanboy. You don’t know what you’re talking about.
There is one thing for sure. Your posts on Deshaun Watson over this offseason have made it real easy to actively root against the Browns this year.
Gee, please root for the Browns. What a stupid comment by you
They’ve never one anything in their history so no team should be worried now. They didn’t even upgrade at QB by trading for Watson. Baker’s the better value for sure.
6 games is where I landed but after an appeal, not as the penalty handed out by the league.
It wasn’t handed by the league. It was handed by Sue Robinson, a retired judge that heard arguments on both sides. I’m sure the league would’ve implemented a full season.
I made my prediction before the judge was involved so I recited it as I had originally made it… I probably should have been more specific bc you’re obviously right.
It was a fair ruling. What did Bib Ben get?
about right considering what he missed last year
He elected to sit out last season because he was displeased with the organization long before his activity came to light. He refused to play and wanted to be traded out.
He didn’t elect to sit, Houston sat him because they couldn’t trade him after all the allegations
He most certainly did, try a simple search and you’ll see his refusal in February came before the accusations and months before the season.
“New Houston head coach David Culley got the word directly from the source: Deshaun Watson has no intention of playing for the Texans ever again.
Watson met with Culley on Friday and told him he wants to be traded, Dan Graziano of ESPN reports.”
Although Watson hasn’t made that declaration publicly, it’s been clear for weeks that that is Watson’s stance. He does not want to play for the Texans and is angling for a trade.
Texans owner Cal McNair has insisted that Watson will remain a Texan, but at some point someone has to blink. The Texans could get an enormous haul of players and draft picks if they were willing to trade Watson, and with each new report that Watson remains dug in, the chances increase that the team will eventually relent and give Watson the trade he wants.”
He got paid last year. Didn’t play, yes, but was paid his full salary
Because the Texans kept him on the roster all season and made him inactive on game days.
Because he refused to play.
So sexually harassing women is the same as taking PEDs, in the eyes of a suspension. Interesting.
And only half as bad as making some wagers after sitting through a televised game and being inundated with nonstop advertising for NFL sanctioned gambling services.
Not harassing…assaulting. And yes, it’s no problem at all. I wonder how the league will react to his next victim, since they failed to act in response to his current 26 victims? Now we can hope for football justice and hope he gets Alex Smithed or Joe Theismanned on his first drop back. We all sports hate the Browns and wish you all nothing but the worst.
Unfortunately despite what some would like to see, I don’t think his opponents will carry any extra venom on game day. These guys are laughing all the way to the bank, they’re probably more upset a scumbag got such a humongous contract than they are for his treatment of women/professionals just trying to pay the bills.
You should have paid more attention to what I was saying. I hate to say that I told you so…..oh what the heck, I love saying I told you so
You told us he was getting. Nothing because that’s what Florio said. And just pump the brakes as the league can file their appeal in the next few days.
I’ve been going on what the Browns beat writers have been saying. They’ve said 2-8 games. I would have liked no suspension but I think he deserved one. 6 games seems fair
Yes because no sportswriter anywhere has the credibility of a Mary Kay Cabot….ROTFLMAO
She’s been covering the team for about 30 years. She knows what she reports. I’ll believe her before I believe you any day. You’re just mad bro because your team sucks
Brilliant comment bro, as you have zero clue what my favorite team is while the Brownies 2.0 are the worst organization in the history of sports and have a scumbag like this as the face of the franchise.
You are too embarrassed to say who your team is. That’s tells me everything. If you were a Rams or a Bucs fan, you’d be bragging.
You’re lying to yourself if you think you were right moron. You said he would not be suspended at all.
Barney…..what did I tell you about your lying?
Nobody cares what you thought. This was exactly what the reporting said would probably happen, and then you repeated the reporting. The discussion we were having was about how shameful the NFL, The Browns, Watson, and Browns fans that support Watson are. If only he had placed a bet in a Vegas, then we could rid ourselves of this creep. We wish Watson and his supporters nothing but bad luck and misfortune.
Exactly. I was reporting what the Browns beat writers were reporting. Unlike you, I don’t just believe what Buzbee tells you to believe. Don’t be mad bro.
Not mad. Don’t care…bro. Just giving my opinion on what punishment I would like the NFL to give when an independent judge says that the evidence showed that a player sexually assaulted women that he hired, bro.
Of course you care or you wouldn’t have commented for all these months. Let me know how many comments I’ve made about the Kamara and Hopkins suspension. That’s not caring
I think he is a .500 career QB that is overrated, and I hope you all get exactly what you deserve. You are all gross.
He’s never had the offensive line and running back room that he has in Cleveland now. You can hope and wish for anything but to say Watson is average proves how stupid you are and how little you know about football. Of course, I already knew that
Neither has Jacoby Brissett. I’m sure he will be awesome.
Just a mere 6 games. Can you believe that? Only 6 games. That’s awesome. And then the league even gave the Browns a very easy first 4 games. They’ll be 4-0
What I can’t believe is how excited you are that even though it was determined that the face of your franchise is guilty of sexual assault, he was given a light suspension. Congratulations, you creepy slime balls.
Every team has slimeballs. How old are you? I haven’t heard the word slimeball since Starsky and Hutch
I assume that if I used the words I want to use I would be banned. The browns are a disgrace. you trying to equate this unique serial slime ball to others is also disgraceful. The least you could all do is be humble and remorseful, not celebrating that although the arbitrator found your QB guilty of sexual assault, she went easy on him. What a shameful situation.
I’m so glad you hate it. You should have listened to me all along……slimeball
I have listened to you all along. I never said that Watson would get a punishment that would be acceptable for someone found to have committed sexual assault. Furthermore, I think we all agreed that no matter the punishment, it would not be long enough. Of course, I hate it. I’m not a monster that would support a person found to have committed multiple acts of sexual assault. Sleaze ball. I’m glad you like it. I hope you all reap what you have sown.
Who’s your team
So one game per 5 women he abused? Seems light
I agree, but you must also fault the NFL for only choosing 4(?) cases to focus on. Nonetheless, WAY too short.
Maybe because the others weren’t credible
If one accepts he did what he is accused of to those 4 women, what are the chances the others all made up eerily similar stories?
Just because he’s a Brown, doesn’t make it anything but abhorrent.
Maybe because the NFL doesn’t really care that the judge found that he sexually assaulted women that he hired. We will find out if they appeal or not.
that is good for Watson to know going forward. nobody wants to play the 17th game anyway. he can assault 5 women per year and miss only 1 game.
I agree, it seems light, but I would wager that his settling the majority of the cases weighed in some way on the punishment delivered.
I thought max 12 minimum 8. I was completely guessing/being facious when I said he’d be required to get massages elsewhere for a reduced suspension (never thought they’d actually require that seemed absurd and not enforceable) but damn the judge really put that in the ruling lol..
I guess once the legal system didn’t pursue/indict anything the NFLs ability to suspend him was hard capped.
Guess the NFL couldn’t justify a lengthier suspension once the DA didn’t bring forth charges/convictions.
Lol, should made his massages mandatory to be completed by a male masseuse, maybe he would proposition them.
Brownsbacker9 is on it, it’d be consensual.
No, but her ruling does indicate he must get them from official team personnel which is how it shouldn’t been from day 1. But that was only in Houston as they turned a blind eye while providing NDAs.
Seems as it has come out in the suit against the Texans that the team massage therapists refused to work on hi due to his inappropriate behavior. So the team instead of addressing it got him a permanent hotel room and a security guard so he could go there and get his massages. Hence that is why so many outside female massage therapists are involved in this. Seems the Texans turned a blind eye to their star players behavior.
You’re right, and they should also be held accountable.
The browns PR is not going to let him play week 7 vs the ravens they are going to push him to week 8. Monday night football at home vs the bengals on ESPN
uh wut
Browns PR? Uh no, it’s obvious they don’t care about PR but this trade and sin, they’ll play him as soon as he’s eligible.
Trade and sign…for the sinner
ESPN would have an absolute tantrum if he didn’t play in that game. They live for that!
It’s ok guys; with Brissett they’ll win 1-2 games max, & then with Watson & a much tougher 2nd half they’ll win another 3-4 games. Watson will be rusty, there’s no chemistry, somewhere from 4-13 & 6-11 ain’t gonna get them nothing. They’ll be retooling once again, Watson will eventually get hurt & with the blown $340 mil, Cleveland will once again be perennial cellar dwellers.
Your post is full of lies….or you just don’t know anything. His contract is 230 million, not 340. With the Browns running game and defense, they will still be favorites to win the first 4 games. As for being rusty, he’s allowed to practice after the 3rd week
Brownie – Jacoby Brissett is not a winner. He with a good supporting cast will still lose nearly every game. Favorites don’t always win, you may have heard this before, games are not played on paper. 8 in the box will neutralize the running game, forcing Brissett to throw, you will lose 4 or 5 of his 6 games. Sorry I erred on the contract, it wasn’t a lie; so let’s just say the number is large & will hurt the team greatly for years if he gets hurt or cut.
Clown show league
What a world we live in.
I agree with your revulsion at the person, but maybe wishing sexual assault or harassment on anyone is maybe going a tad bit far?
BrownsBacker9 was right all along
Though an appeal by NFL is possible
Thank you. I followed the case more closely than just what Tony Buzbee said. Even the judge said in her decision that Watson never used force.
Yes, it was the polite manner in which he put his shlong in their faces and hands and pleaded to be finished off that made her go light in this case.
That might actually matter….
It does. One is aggravated assault and the other is simple assault
You know a lot about sexual assault.
It’s something he’d never accuse Deshaun of now that he’s a Brown, he’d willingly take one for the team and provide those happy endings just to keep him suited up on gameday.
You still fantasizing about guy on guy I see? Don’t let anyone look at your search history polish guy
Says Brownbacker9 still fantasizing about that one time Bernie Kosar made eye contact with him from across the room at the Browns Backers event in Lakewood. Pssst….it was just Bernie wondering why a middle aged man would be wearing a Browns onesie while clutching to their stuffed animal of a dog yelling woof woof.
That’s stupid
You must not have sisters or daughters eh?
Second sentence of article reads “*fist* six”
That’s awkward considering this topic.
Well he did request the masseuses fist him first…
That’s it. What a joke. The NFL should be embarrassed but I guess star athletes can get away with anything as long as they don’t kill somebody
It is a joke, but the decision was rendered by this joke of a judge, not the NFL.
they also can’t knock out their wives or run a dig fighting ring or take a knee or get caught with steroids in their system
And as far as killing somebody, they can be in the group that commits the murder and possibly even obstruct justice, and not be suspended, but if they take a more active role they may face a few games on the shelf.
Or star owners like Robert Kraft, patron of Madam Rub ‘n’ Tug’s massage parlor down in Florida.
Absolutely F@#$&!H disgusting.
Ask any woman who has been sexually assaulted and see what they think of this suspension. I did and they were absolutely mortified. Guys with a tiny amount of a steroid in their system get the same suspension. Kaepernick takes a knee and it ends his career but this guy can sexually assault 20sum women and get six games. The Houston Texans, the Cleveland Browns and the NFL league office should all be hanging their heads in shame.
Yup!
Great job brining Kaepernick into this conversation. ESPN would be so proud of you.
Darth’s point is valid. Watson imposes himself on 20+(+++++++++++++) women and he gets 6 games. Kaepernik expresses a political statement and pays for it with his career. Agree with Kaepernik’s view or not, that’s just not right.
Kaepernik “paid with his career” by not being a great QB and demanding mroe money than he was worth. Ask Eric Reid if he “paid for it with his career”.
While I agree with the points you make, wholeheartedly (and I’m a Browns fan), there are several practical problems with this discipline. First and foremost, despite the ridiculously large number of cases involved, they were all the proverbial “he said, she said” situation; the shear number and similarities between each case is what makes many of us believe the claims are true. Second, incredibly, there is no roster in the collective bargaining agreement spelling out specific discipline for various offenses, which makes the disciplines have a very uneven and disproportionate quality. Lastly, the league itself chose not to present as strong a case against Watson as it could have, for some reason. Personally, if Watson would’ve been suspended for several YEARS I would’ve been good with that, considering the volume of transgressions here, but what’s right and what actually happens are often completely different matters, as witnessed here.
If you are really this disgusted, I’m sure you can find other things to watch this fall on sundays
You can still be President too…
Kaepernick ended his own career by sucking at football.
But you get a year suspension for gambling. What a joke.
How many years did Gordon lose for smoking some weed?
His was progressive punishment. No comparison. I mean if Watson does it again, he’ll be out indefinitely. Same with Roethlisberger when he still played. Gordon just couldn’t stop
Watson didn’t assault just one women. It was multiple women. 6 games is unbelievably light. Odds are he isn’t going to stop. Guy has a problem.
Why do you want him to attack women?
Now do Silas Redd.
What a joke.
Good ole’ slap on the wrist.
The NFL has messed this situation up from the very beginning.
Like usual.
If first guy to knock him down and accidentally step on his junk isn’t a prop bet, it should be.
That’s not going to happen. Players will back other players or stay out of it. Don’t be a hater
Oh cool, they play the Saints week 7…
They play the Ravens week 7. They don’t play the Saints until Christmas Eve
I’m aware. It was wishful thinking.. but more to bring up the Saints to remind you that sometimes players go out of their way to take someone out for less than professional reasons. Suh still has time to sign with the Ravens though >_0.
Suh wasn’t retaliating.
Right. So you agree with my point that the players do what they want to do and don’t follow some kind of “code” to not hurt each other. Great. Hope your o-line is ready.
Players are not going to hurt Watson intentionally.
And pedophiles and rapist don’t get beat up in jail, right?
Are you speaking from experience? I wouldn’t know. People also get shanked in prison but I haven’t heard of that happening on the football field
You know what? I feel sorry for you man…. And more sorry for the women in your life. For what ever reason I’ve paid more attention to you on these posts for the last few weeks than I should have… like a train wreck I just couldn’t not look. and it’s just sad. I mean… I guess I commend your devotion, but you gotta know it’s misplaced and that this situation is f***’d up right?
Whatever…
It’s just the weirdest form of trolling… but it’s not… because you actually believe the crap you type.
You personify Cleveland perfectly. The city that on one hand changed the Indians name but head scratchingly still makes the move to over pay a sexual predator to be the face of its football franchise. Makes no sense.
He touched women. Not exactly the crime of the century. You do realize that he was not accused of rape or even aggravated sexual assault. He never forced anyone. All the women had to do was say no and he stopped. Why do you think he was never charged? Why do you think Robinson levied only 6 games? They have more information about this than you do. Trust them
Elmedius you are very right, but please keep in mind this clown doesn’t represent the true Cleveland sports fans. Their blind homerism is so comical it makes many wonder if its a Ravens or Steelers fan running a parody account. As for the real fans, they didn’t deserve to lose their team to Baltimore, didn’t deserve to be cursed with the Browns 2.0 ongoing disaster and certainly don’t deserve to be led by this person as the face of their franchise.
How about not sounding like a complete tool and douchebag fanboy. I’m sure if your mom, sister or daughter was one of these women that Watson took advantage of, you’d have a different point of view.
You could care less about these women.
Yes, he actually could. You can’t even get the expression correct you doorknob.
Obviously you don’t care out all. Are you that desperate as a Browns fan to see your team make it to a Super Bowl, that you don’t care that your QB is a disgusting piece of crap???
If there was any debate about the browns being the laughingstock and most sad franchise in the NFL this settles it.
There’s all the other teams 50 feet of sh*+ and then the browns.
With top 5 talent.
Top 5 talent means zero if you can’t coach or manage it to a title. Many top 5 teams over the years watched the confetti flying wishing it was them on the podium.
Every team has a piece of crap player on their team.
Sure, go with this — but how many teams knowingly pay a quarter of a billon dollars to one? Zero. It’s honestly embarrassing. I feel sorry for you man – not too late to jump on the Bengals bandwagon.
Sure….Jackson Carmen? Joe Mixon? Pacman?
So assaulting women is universally acceptable now is what you’re saying? Got it.
Do you still root for the Bengals?
You must be a proud Browns fans. You’ve got a serial sexual predator handing the ball off to a RB who likes to push and kick women.
Stay classy Cleveland.
I’m ok with it. We had a President for 4 years that did it and I didn’t move to another country
Of course the looming litigation with the alter boys might have had something to do with being allowed across the border…
Biggest tool on this site….
Your team was dumb enough to take my team’s issue. Eventually he’ll get himself in a situation money and fame doesn’t get him out of, unless he gets counseling. Dude has a major problem and got amazingly lucky.
They won’t back a sexual predator.
Appeal that sucker. Let Goodell suspend him for a season and then let it go to the courts. And let’s not forget the Texans—they should lose their next first round pick for allowing this nonsense to happen, even encouraging it with their actions.
You mad bro?
Going to laugh when you all still suck with Watson…
And that’s the sad side of this all, before people felt sorry for their pathetic state of affairs and pulled for them on the side. Now people look at their trade, the humongous contract they rewarded this scumbag with, and wish ill fortune on them every step of the way.
It won’t happen, but I’d love to see the league fine the crap out of the Browns for that despicable contract structure.
They willfully aided Watson in reducing the fine he has to pay.
Then who did Ward and Garrett assault? Their contracts are set up the same way. Come prepared next time
Huh?
You completely missed my point.
How? They structured all of their huge 2nd contracts that way. They didn’t do it for Watson. In fact, Goodell was going to allow the civil cases to play out before they suspended him. Civil cases weren’t going to be heard until after the season
But who are we to judge.
Well considering this is the court of public opinion……we are all the judge, jury and executioner.
The fans that pay those contracts.
If you’re that upset about it then I suggest boycotting the NFL. All of these people that are so appalled should take the money they spend on the NFL and donate it to a women’s group.
Everyone that’s upset and appalled are not upset with the NFL. The league wanted a full year suspension including the playoffs. Most people are upset with the judges lenient suspension and the abhorrent guaranteed contract that the Haslem’s gave to a sexual predator and their obvious indifference to the women their star QB preyed upon all in the name of trying to get a ring. But hey at least the owners are sorry if this whole thing triggered anyone. Talk about being out of touch with reality.
If you’re not a Browns fan, why do you care how much money he gets? You’re not paying it. Watson got the suspension he should have received. She based it on what others have received for non violent sexual offenses. Snyder, Jones and Kraft received nothing. She said that you can’t basically change the punishment without giving notification. You’re gonna have to come to peace with it bro. It’s killing you inside and I hate to see that
Weak. The NFL should absolutely appeal this and send it to Roger and set it at his feet and put him on the hot stove. If he refuses to give Watson the suspension he actually deserves, then all the fans upset with this decision should stop supporting the NFL. This would be a clear sign from the NFL that they don’t care about the female fans out there or females in general and are okay with this sort of behavior.
Send them a message. Suspend the NFL.
All of this is crazy. I just can’t believe how different offenses are punished compared to others. Hopkins misses 6 games for banned substances. Ridley misses the season (maybe more) for betting $1,500 on the NFL when he’s not even able to affect the outcome. I just don’t see how a major set of allegations (yes, I know many have already been handled) can have such a seemingly slap-on-the-wrist suspension.
Stop supporting. Don’t go to games, don’t watch them.
Base salary of 1m for 2022 so the sleaze-bag pays a smaller fine tells the world the Browns owner is a sleaze-bag as well.
Nope. Just the way the Browns set up their huge contracts. Come prepared next time
But we already knew that, do a quick google search on Haslam and his business dealings.
Bill Cosby would be proud
More like Roethlisberger
So Ridley is banned for a season for gambling (which the NFL wholeheartedly endorsed and shoves down the fans throats at every opportunity) but sexually assault multiple women is A-ok. The NFL is a complete clown show. The Watson suspension reminds me of the Ray Rice suspension fiasco
If you are sick of this kind of outcome then send the NFL a message. Don’t go to games, don’t watch the games on TV, don’t buy the merch.
How much more do they have to show you to convince you they don’t care about the fans, they don’t care about women, and that these thugs are treated specially because they can play with a ball.
In what other world could you do what Watson did, and not only STILL have a job, but get a HUGE pay raise after the fact?
The world of politics. Now go sit down somewhere!
If you think sexually assaulting women is political, then shame on you.
So you’re telling me Alvin Kamara is gonna get the same amount of games…smh Sue got paid fursure
There were rea$on$ for this decision.
NFL morality has always been a joke. Cleveland’s replacement franchise will now go down in infamy as the biggest mistake ever. How isn’t Watson already canceled by a cancel-culture too focused on politicians and actors.
We know how. Just can’t say it because you will get banned.
Sixty would be more appropriate
Terrell Pryor got a 5 game suspension in the NFL for free tattoos he got in college, and this serial predator sits 6 games?!?
was going to go on a rant about PED users getting 6 games, but this is so much better as a comparison
Roethlisberger only got 4 games for being accused of rape twice. Life isn’t fair
The fun part of this will be in 10 months when he is arrested for sexually assaulting someone else. If it walks like a duck, looks like a duck and sounds like a duck.. it’s a duck.
Roethlisberger never did it again
MrStomper I believe you may be right. This isn’t the last of this predator and his behavior. His perversions run deep, and the ridiculous contract he signed won’t prevent him from the urge of trying to get his rocks off, NDA notwithstanding.
Why do you hope more women get attacked? you sick man
Why do you keep defending a serious sexual predator??? Look In the mirror much??? This is pretty disturbing hill that you’re dying on Brownsbacker
Who says he’s a sexual predator? The Grand Juries didn’t say that and neither did Judge Robinson. Open your eyes. I’m not defending Watson. I’ve said multiple times that he should get suspended but he didn’t rape anyone and he didn’t force anyone. Maybe you were hiding in the closet watching and seen it. If so, show your proof
A sexual predator is defined as a person seen as obtaining or trying to obtain sexual contact with another person in a metaphorically “predatory” or abusive manner.
Former judge Robinson literally stated that he engaged in unwanted sexual contact with another person, endangering the safety and well-being of another person. Then described his conduct as “predatory” and “egregious “ and that he expressed no remorse.
My eyes are wide open. Literally every article posted on this subject here, you’ve spent countless hours defending Watson to prove your fanboy status.
The judge stated that that he engaged in predatory behavior. She just got the length of suspension wrong because she didn’t have precedent to go off. So she let him off lightly.
So I guess no guys go out to bars at night hoping to get laid? Isn’t that predatory too?
Nice strawman argument.
You asked who stated that he was a sexual predator, I provided you that the judge actually did. So instead of talking about that, you’d rather deflect to a nonsensical argument.
Brownsbacker is either Watson, his agent or his “wingman”.
Breaking news…Brownsbacker sued for sexual assault.
Did you see what else she said? It was not felonious. It’s over now. Go home
Article will draw over 200 comments which I’m confident will set a new record. I’ve no idea who holds the upvote record but 30+ is quite impressive.
You have me to thank
Remind your mom to cut the crust off your pb&j before she brings it down to you in her basement.
Only you would take pride defending a sexual predator.
Does maddog make you feel tough?
I wonder what happens if he violates the no private massages rule? How do you enforce that? is that rule forever?
For his career.
I’d rather root for Kyle Sloter shaking a clipboard.
Pff… How many high-heeled door knocks and under table handshakes got that deal done?
Calvin Ridley gets suspended for a whole season for placing a few bets on his team.
Deshaun Watson gets all touchy feely for 30 women and gets six games. That’s one game for every 5 women.
‘Well there wasn’t enough evidence.’ What do you think all these massage parlors are going to have 4KHD cameras in there private rooms where the massages take place? I get this ish is hard to prove but thirty accusations should tell you something went down. Do you really think that 30 women got together to conspire on how to take down a top 15 QB? In that case, I really got nothing to say about it. Listen, there’s only two options here…
1. You decide he’s innocent and you give him no suspension.
2. You agree that he sexually assaulted 30 women and decided that six games is enough.
This league has ruined careers over weed, PEDs, and placing a little parlay bet, meanwhile, you treat sexual assault like shoplifting a gum-ball.
I’ve never said he was innocent. I’ve actually said that he deserves a suspension. What he did was not a huge deal. He never used force. Was he wrong? Yes, but he’s not a rapist like some say. He doesn’t belong in prison like some say. None of these women ever reported him to the police. That should tell you something. Even the judge said that it never rose to a felony
How many men & women have you exposed yourself to? Seems like you think that’s a normal practice. That’s the person that you put on a pedestal.
You really need some help.
You like talking gay stuff don’t you Barney?
I not once said rape. Don’t put words in my mouth BrownsSucker. I said sexual assault. Two very different things. Sexual assault allegations mean someone had an unwanted sexual interaction with another person. So with that in mind… Was he wrong? Yes. Did he use force? According to 30 women, yes. Judges get it wrong and in this case, justice was never served.
You also have a reading comprehension problem. I did not say you said it.I said some say. That’s what I’m sticking up for. He’s not a rapist. He’s a perv. He’s not violent or forced anyone. Learn to read idiot
6 games suspension couldnt believe he won’t be playing week 1 against lions guess its fair at least he wasn’t ban a year