NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters on Tuesday the league is "nearing the end of the investigation" into Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is being sued by 22 women accusing him of sexual assault and misconduct.
Goodell did not provide a timeline for when the investigation might be concluded, however.
The 26-year-old quarterback is still facing lawsuits from the 22 women, though two separate grand juries in Texas declined to pursue criminal charges against him.
Once Watson wasn't indicted, the trade market for the former Houston Texans quarterback—who tried to force a trade away from Houston last offseason before the accusations against him were made public, and who sat out the entire 2021 season while he was being investigated by authorities—heated up.