Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5 million

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🗓️ 18 August 2022

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Deshaun Watson will be suspended for 11 games and fined $5 million, after accusations by more than two dozen women of sexual misconduct in massage appointments. Watson must also undergo evaluation by behavioral experts, followed by a treatment program. Jenny Vrentas of the New York Times joins Robert Mays to discuss the implications of the decision on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Athletic Football Show.
0:07.0	Whoop, it's the Athletic Football Show.
0:17.6	Today's Thursday, August 18th, I'm Robert Mays.
0:21.1	Earlier this afternoon, the settlement news in regard to the Dishonned Watson case between
0:26.5	the NFL and the NFL PA was decided upon.
0:30.0	News came down that it was going to be 11 games as a suspension for Dishonned Watson
0:33.9	a $5 million fine and mandatory mental health counseling.
0:38.4	That is the compromise that the league and the NFL PA agreed on before it would go to
0:43.0	Roger Cadill's designee who would ultimately decide the punishment here to talk us through
0:48.2	the news and the context surrounding everything with Dishonned Watson in this moment is Jenny
0:53.3	Varrentis from the New York Times.
0:55.3	Jenny, thank you very much again for joining us to kind of help us provide some nuance
0:59.5	and some context of this conversation.
1:01.5	Yeah, happy to be here.
1:03.5	So when you saw 11 games, what was your reaction?
1:06.9	What do you think 11 games says as it relates to the conversation the league and the PA were
1:11.4	having about where they wanted to land here?
1:13.6	Well, it's certainly short of the season long ban that the NFL was recommending, but it's
1:19.7	nearly double what was issued by the third party disciplinary officer initially.
1:25.7	And it comes with the $5 million fine and also importantly the treatment program.
1:31.0	You know, I think from the NFL's perspective, this allows them to avoid the potential challenge
1:37.9	in federal court that may have come by the players union.
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