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Hello and welcome.

It's our number one, hour number one of our radio program.

And this hour, which is recorded live on terrestrial radio and repackaged here in the podcast world with limited commercial interruption, but you knew that already.

The NFL has decided to kick the ball down the road regarding Deshaun Watson's punishment,

placing him on the commissioner's list.

Did they make the right call and read between the words of the NFL statement,

not good for Deshaun?

Short term, it's a win.

Long term does not sound encouraging.

I'll explain why right now in our number one.

Hicking the can down the field, welcome in the beginning of another edition of the Ben

Mallor show.

We are together in the air everywhere as we blab in the dead of the night, coast to coast,

border to border, and beyond on the vast and powerful microphones of FSR emanating live from the flight deck as we soar on the red eye all night long hanging out here at the Fox Sports Radio Studios.

So good to have you alongside.

Our lead this hour comes from the NFL.

A stutter in Houston.

Now we anticipate, you know what happens when you anticipate.

You assume that the NFL would do what the NFL has done in situations like this in recent years.

Here's what all sports leagues have done presented a similar situation, although this is very unique to the legacy of Deshawn Watson,

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