Breaking Down the Deshaun Watson Report

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🗓️ 2 August 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Nora and Lindsay get together to share their reactions to the news of Judge Robinson's ruling in the Deshaun Watson case that led to the star quarterback's six-game suspension by the NFL. They examine all the aspects of the decision, and discuss the ramifications of it on the league going forward. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Lindsay Jones Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Aria Hawani, one-third of the fastest growing show in combat sports.
0:06.8	I'm Chuck Mininal.
0:07.8	And I'm P.T. Carroll and together we are Three-Pock.
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0:22.6	See you then, love you!
0:36.8	Welcome to the Ringer NFL show, I'm Nora Prince-Yati.
0:40.0	Before we get started, we want to note that this episode contains descriptions of sexual
0:43.7	violence that some listeners might find disturbing.
0:46.9	There are new developments in the case of Brown's quarterback, Deshan Watson, which will be
0:50.7	the topic of our show.
0:52.4	We spoke earlier Monday just as Judge Sue L. Robinson issued her recommendation that
0:57.0	Watson be suspended for six games at the start of the 2022 season.
1:01.2	A couple hours later, Robinson's full decision, with her interpretation of the arguments
1:05.8	made by both sides and the reasoning informing her recommendation, became available.
1:10.7	It's a 16-page document in which Robinson agrees with the NFL on essentially everything,
1:16.6	including that Watson engaged in, quote, predatory and, quote, egregious behavior and committed
1:21.4	sexual assault as defined by the NFL's personal conduct policy, but rejected their recommended
1:26.9	punishment, which was foreign and definite suspension of at least a year.
1:31.0	So, to comb through the report and its implications, I'm joined by my colleague, Lindsay Jones.
1:35.6	Hi, Lindsay, thank you for joining us.
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