Deshaun Watson’s NFL career would be on the rocks after these 26 sexual assault lawsuits thrown at him by women he allegedly assaulted while getting massages from them settle. Now, according to Pro Football Talk, the NFL Players Association is looking forward to a heavy punishment against Watson for violations of the league’s personal conduct policy.
According to the report, the NFLPA’s defense for Watson will be to point out the NFL’s double-standard for its owners
“Per a source with knowledge of the intended strategy, the NFLPA currently is bracing for a recommendation by the league of “unprecedented” punishment of Watson. Whatever the specific penalty, the union will mobilize to defend Watson, as it is required to do by the federal duty of fair representation.
The report goes on to explains that the NFLPA would defend Watson in part by making an aggressive argument that a lack of punishment handed down on a trio of owners who recently have found themselves in off-field controversy.
Clearly that’s the only defense they have at this point. Whether or not Watson is guilty of any crimes, there’s too much evidence out there that something strange was taking place. 24 women have the exact same issues with Watson, and the amount of excessive massages and masseuses’ shows something was certainly amiss.
According to The Washington Post, it could be up to a year.
The NFL will argue that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson should receive a “significant” suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, multiple people familiar with the case said Friday.
The league “probably” will seek a suspension of one full season for Watson, a person on Watson’s side of the case said Friday. A person familiar with the league’s view of the case cautioned to be “careful” about specifying a precise length at this point for the suspension the NFL will seek. But that person also said: “Significant would be the proper term.”
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