Cleveland Browns Player Forced to Pay $5M Following Personal Conduct Case with NFL
The NFL and Deshaun Watson have reached a settlement.
Rather than wait for former New Jersey attorney general Peter Harvey’s decision on the NFL’s appeal of the initial punishment handed down, the league and Cleveland Browns quarterback have agreed that Watson will be suspended 11 games and fined $5 million for violating the league’s personal conduct policy amid allegations of sexual misconduct, the NFL announced on Thursday. Watson also agreed to be evaluated by behavioral experts and follow their treatment plan.
The agreement overrides jointly appointed disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson’s Aug. 1 ruling that Watson should serve a six-game suspension. However, the settlement falls well short of the yearlong ban that the NFL had asked Robinson to level against Watson.
