The question of how long Deshaun Watson will be suspended by the NFL has been protracted.
"NFL, NFLPA &Deshaun Watson's adviser is said to have had a recent attempt to negotiate a reconciliation of discipline," NFL insider Josina Anderson reported Thursday. did. "But the story, which includes a potential number of games, didn't fall apart, which isn't on the same page. Currently, the process is moving forward for each source of the league.
Watson has been accused of sexual misconduct by numerous massage therapists. He settled 20 civil proceedings earlier this week, and 4 remain unresolved.
In either case, he was not ultimately criminally liable. Watson and his lawyer have repeatedly claimed that sexual contact between quarterbacks and massage therapists has reached an agreement.
The NFL's Personal Action Policy gives the NFL a wide range of disciplinary actions. Nonetheless, as Sportico's legal analyst Michael McCann points out, the settlement means "closed" and there is no appeal process or proceedings to further elicit a solution.
There is an incentive for all sides of the problem to reach a quick resolution, but if negotiations fail, the logic is far apart in the length of time that Watson and the NFL agree to be suspended. Indicates that.
Andersonlater became"I understand that the goal is to put together a league process and attend a training camp."
What if Watson was interrupted in all or part of the season, what Browns would be in a quarterback I still don't know if I will. Baker Mayfield seems to be on his way home regardless. The team has veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissto on the roster. Rumors pervaded earlier this weekThey may "investigate" the 49ers deal for Jimmy Garoppolo.
