Judge Recommends Suspension of 6 Games for Deshaun Watson

[Black Adam]

About damn time the suspension was announced. He got what he deserved. He's lucky it wasn't longer.

Definitely agree your boy got off light...

 

[molsaniceman]

Nope but obviously Watson and NFLPA won’t appeal. I would be shocked if Goodell appealed the games, the NFLPA would go after him hard and he doesn’t want to go down another long drawn out road. Maybe he appeals for a larger fine?

goodell doesnt appeal the nfl does and then goodell can change the decision

 

[Southieinnc]

That works out to a quarter game suspension for each sexual assault!
Came down on him hard!

 

[Wamu]

Definitely agree your boy got off light...

He ain't my boy. First that jackass in cleats BM and now this scumbag Watson. Back to back QB's for my team that I can't support for various reasons. I'll always be a Browns fan. But I'll never be a Watson fan.

 

[Shanemansj13]

goodell doesnt appeal the nfl does and then goodell can change the decision

And what I am saying is he won’t. Why?…ratings and like I said, it’s already out there Goodell tried his best to settle for more. It’s up to Goodell but he screwed himself the way he handled the owners

 

[tabascojet]

Non violent sexual conduct.....that's hilarious

Those girls were asking for it the way they were rubbing him down with lotion.....

 

[Black Adam]

He ain't my boy. First that jackass in cleats BM and now this scumbag Watson. Back to back QB's for my team that I can't support for various reasons. I'll always be a Browns fan. But I'll never be a Watson fan.

Sorry, I guess I should say more like Cleveland's boy. I know you ain't a fan of the shit he pulled...

 

[futballiscool]

FIFY

The owner of the Patriots got caught soliciting "favors" during a massage. Do you think that was the only time he did that? What about every NFL who's been to a strip club. If there's no criminal charges and he compensated the women who weren't interested I just don't know what type of punishment would be justified.

It was a multi-incident scandal but it was still only one scandal. If anything else happens going forward it should threaten his season and possibily career

 

[Cincyfan78]

And what I am saying is he won’t. Why?…ratings and like I said, it’s already out there Goodell tried his best to settle for more. It’s up to Goodell but he screwed himself the way he handled the owners

The owners are not covered by the NFLPA CBA - people have got to stop using this argument - it will NEVER hold up in court. In the end, RG and the NFL can appeal, directly to RG, and he can make any call he wishes because that is what the NFLPA agreed to in the CBA. It does not cover owner conduct.

Just like whether a player is, or is not, convicted in a court - it has zero point zero bearing on the outcome of the CBA process....

 

[jarntt]

There's no criminal charges and he had absolutely no off the field incidents prior to this scandal. 6 games is fair imo

That would be a valid point if there were one, maybe two defendants. When he harassed/assaulted woman #26 there were a minimum of 25 other prior incidents

 

[Cincyfan78]

The owner of the Patriots got caught soliciting "favors" during a massage. Do you think that was the only time he did that? What about every NFL who's been to a strip club. If there's no criminal charges and he compensated the women who weren't interested I just don't know what type of punishment would be justified.

It was a multi-incident scandal but it was still only one scandal. If anything else happens going forward it should threaten his season and possibily career

Again - the CBA does not cover owners. People have got to stop trying to correlate this. It's simply not the same in how the NFL handles legal issues.

Agree, or disagree, that is fine, but it's just a blatant fact - the CBA does not cover the owners like it does the players.

 

[Cincyfan78]

That would be a valid point if there were one, maybe two defendants. When he harassed/assaulted woman #26 there were a minimum of 25 other prior incidents

Yep - you never have a prior incident until your first....it's just the fact that all 26 were found out over nearly a 20 month span....So, the women should be penalized in this process because the 1st case and the last case were discovered too close together to be considered multiple/separate conduct issues...yikes.

 

[molsaniceman]

The owners are not covered by the NFLPA CBA - people have got to stop using this argument - it will NEVER hold up in court. In the end, RG and the NFL can appeal, directly to RG, and he can make any call he wishes because that is what the NFLPA agreed to in the CBA. It does not cover owner conduct.

Just like whether a player is, or is not, convicted in a court - it has zero point zero bearing on the outcome of the CBA process....

yep the judge said brady was innocent but goodell can suspended if he wants to cause of the cba

 

[Cyder]

I'm pretty sure according to the CBA 6 games is the max unless he has prior incidents or suspensions.

 

[futballiscool]

Again - the CBA does not cover owners. People have got to stop trying to correlate this. It's simply not the same in how the NFL handles legal issues.

Agree, or disagree, that is fine, but it's just a blatant fact - the CBA does not cover the owners like it does the players.

Is Goddell covered under the CBA?

It's complete hypocrisy to have players under a moral code that the owners don't have to follow themselves

 

[Clayton]

While that might seem somewhat easy, my expectation is the Browns probably go 2-4 in that stretch. There is still a large chance that this suspension will probably cost the Browns a playoff birth unless Baltimore or Cinci just fall apart.

 

[Cincyfan78]

Is Goddell covered under the CBA?

It's complete hypocrisy to have players under a moral code that the owners don't have to follow themselves

Again - I don't agree/disagree...but it's not how the CBA was set up.

If the players are upset about that, they only have themselves to blame. They agreed to it.

 

[Manster7588]

The owner of the Patriots got caught soliciting "favors" during a massage. Do you think that was the only time he did that? What about every NFL who's been to a strip club. If there's no criminal charges and he compensated the women who weren't interested I just don't know what type of punishment would be justified.

It was a multi-incident scandal but it was still only one scandal. If anything else happens going forward it should threaten his season and possibily career

Kraft, nor Jones were accused by any victims.

Kraft had a paid agreement, Jones had pictures that looked like he was partying with strippers.

 

[molsaniceman]

Again - I don't agree/disagree...but it's not how the CBA was set up.

If the players are upset about that, they only have themselves to blame. They agreed to it.

yep they made goodel judge/jury/executioner

 

[futballiscool]

That would be a valid point if there were one, maybe two defendants. When he harassed/assaulted woman #26 there were a minimum of 25 other prior incidents

If this was a Cosby situation where he was actually convicted I would bring up the number as valid but nothing was deemed criminal in this situation