Deshaun Watson is expected to start at quarterback in the Browns' first preseason game against the Jaguars on Friday. Even after a six-game suspension of
, Watson will play until the final roster reduction date on Sept. 3. I am eligible. However,his NFL appealand pending decision on Watson's suspension could affect Watson's status in Friday's game.
If a resolution on the appeal is reached by Friday and Watson's suspension is extended, according to ESPN's Jeff his Darlington, after all, he You may become unplayable.
"Preseason for a suspended player that year, there are no hard-and-fast rules in his personal conduct policy for the game, but past precedent suggests that Fridays should be fluid." I wroteDarlington.
Watson played in the game for the first time since the final on Friday. The first day of the 2020 season that will be. He sat out last season under the designation of "reasons other than injury/personal issues" following accusations of sexual assault and inappropriate conduct during massage sessions by 24 women.
After being traded from the Texans to the Browns in the offseason, Watson, 26, signed a five-year, $230 million extension to stay in Cleveland.
