Deshaun Watson given a six-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy after facing multiple sexual assault allegations. Calvin Ridley given a 17-game suspension for gambling on NFL games he wasn't playing in.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, or his designated appointee, would make a final decision of an appeal but the NFL could be looking at a long court fight with the NFL Players Association heading into next month’s start of the 2022 campaign if it seeks a longer banishment.
She said that in selecting the length of the ban, she considered “the record when compared to the relevant precedent” in prior NFL suspensions and considered “how this disciplinary determination might be used in the future.” No criminal charges were brought against Watson, who has maintained his innocence. One of the lawsuits was dropped, Watson settled 20 more and four remain are set to go to trial.
Watson, who led the NFL in 2020 with 4,823 passing yards, missed the entire 2021 season under the “non-injury/personal matter” category of the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
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