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The Ringer NFL Show

Deshaun Watson Suspension Reaction

The Ringer NFL Show

The Ringer

Sports

4.04.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Nora, Lindsay, and Kevin share their thoughts on the six-game suspension handed down to Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson and discuss the possibility of the NFL filing an appeal in the coming days. Hosts: Nora Princiotti, Lindsay Jones, Kevin Clark Associate Producer: Mike Wargon Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:22.7

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0:37.3

Hello and welcome to the Ringer NFL show I'm Nora Prince-Yati.

0:41.2

This morning the NFL and NFL Pays are a betrayer in the Dishonel Watson case former federal

0:46.0

judge Sue Robinson issued a decision which he recommended a six game suspension with no

0:50.4

additional fine for Watson, who multiple women say sexually harassed or assaulted them

0:54.7

during massage therapy appointments.

0:57.0

Robinson's decision is not final and the NFL now has three days to appeal her ruling.

1:02.7

The NFL PA in Watson said last night before the decision was released that they would not

1:07.0

appeal and urged the NFL to do the same, but Commissioner Rodger Codell has the authority

1:11.2

to alter Watson's punishment in any way that he sees fit.

1:14.6

This is an ongoing story and until we know a lot more about whether or not the NFL will

1:19.0

appeal Robinson's decision, we don't know very much about what Watson's fate will ultimately

1:23.4

be.

1:24.4

But this is an important pivot point in the process and in addition to being a story about

1:28.2

a quarterback who is accused of horrible acts, this is also been a story that has revealed

1:32.1

a lot about how powerful institutions protect their own, who they see as valuable and how

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