Pittsburgh Steelers fans are up in arms about the light six-game sentence that was handed down to Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson.
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Deshaun Watson is sacked by Steelers’ T.J. Watt.
As the calendar turns to August, news NFL fans have been waiting for the better part of a year just came down the pipe: Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
If the ruling stands (the NFL has three days to appeal), Watson will miss just one divisional matchup — the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3. He returns in Week 7 to face the Baltimore Ravens.
If it stays 6, Browns win the division.
Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) August 1, 2022
The ruling of Sue L. Robinson, the judge appointed jointly by the NFL and the NFL players association, has very little to do with the nature of the accusations themselves, as there was not enough evidence to justify an indefinite suspension, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Robinson’s ruling was about how badly Watson tarnished the NFL and its shield, hence “violating the personal conduct policy.”
Sue L. Robinson’s comprehensive 15-page conclusion stared that though Deshaun Watson violated the personal conduct policy, there was not enough evidence to justify an indefinite suspension, per source. The belief is that’s what the league wanted.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) August 1, 2022
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As stated by the NFL, a violation is considered: “Conduct by anyone in the league that is illegal, violent, dangerous, or irresponsible puts innocent victims at risk, damages the reputation of others in the game, and undercuts public respect and support for the NFL.”
NFL fans, particularly in the AFC North, have been closely watching the news awaiting a decision on Watson’s ban.
