Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam believes in second chances, especially when it comes to star quarterback DeShawn Watson.
At a press conference at the team's facility on Thursday — following Watson's 11-game suspension and his $5 million fine — Haslam announced that he would be out of the quarter. Defended the Browns' decision to trade Buck. Theysay they would ``absolutely'' make the same decision today. OK. I really think so,” said Haslam. "A bit of a struggle. Will he never play again? Shouldn't he be part of society at all? Shouldn't he get a chance to rehabilitate himself?
"That's because he's a star quarterback. Yes, of course," Haslam said with a slight chuckle. "But if he was Joe Smith, he wouldn't be in the news headlines every day. We think people deserve a second chance. Second chance to Kareem Hunt." and it worked."
Haslam was referring to the Browns signing Hunt in 2019. After a domestic violence incident at a Cleveland-area hotel where he was a member of the Chiefs a year ago.
Video footage released by TMZ at the time showed Hunt pushing and kicking a woman,Kansas City released him. 32} confirmed to NFL.com that no arrests have been made in the incident and Hunt has not been charged. A rusher, he then signed with the Browns in 2019 and received an eight-game suspension to start that season.
Watson, on the other hand, said he has not played since the 2020 season. The quarterback was traded from the Texans to the Browns in March, and Cleveland signed Watson to a fully-guaranteed, five-year, $230 million deal.
Last week Watson received 6 - Game suspended after decision by retired U.S. District Court Judge Sue L. Robinson — A disciplinary officer jointly appointed by the NFL and the Players Union said Watson was guilty of sexual misconduct. Determine whether the league's Personal Conduct Policy has been violated following an accusation. 20 massage his therapist.
The NFL appealed Robinson's decision two days later and appointed former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to handle the league's appeal against Robinson's decision. did.
