NY Times · Aug 3, 2022
N.F.L. Appeals Deshaun Watson’s Six-Game Suspension
Deshaun Watson participated in the Cleveland Browns’ training camp on Monday after an arbiter suspended him for the first six games of the N.F.L. regular season.Credit...Nick Cammett/FRE171871 AP, via Associated PressThe N.F.L. appealed the six-game suspension of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson on Wednesday, according to a league spokesman.
The league challenged the penalty issued Monday by a third-party disciplinary officer as a result of a hearing over accusations that Watson had engaged in sexually coercive and lewd behavior toward two dozen women he hired for massages. It is expected to seek a more significant penalty, which could include additional games missed and a fine.
