Deshaun Watson's 11-Game Suspension Has NFL Fans Sounding Off
08/18/2022 01:47 pm EDT
'Only $225 million left'
One fan wrote: "Damn only $225 million left he might never recover. Why waste everyone's time by allowing him to sign before all matters are final. Maybe the Browns will carry the curse of Baker now lol."
'That's convenient'
Another fan wrote: "Gee, I wonder if the NFL purposely ended the suspension after 11 weeks so that this would conveniently be his first game back."
'$5 million fine doesn't hold much water'
Dov Kleiman also said: "A reminder: Deshaun Watson signed a 5-year, $230 million contract — fully guaranteed contract. The $5 million fine doesn't hold much water. He'll miss games vs: CAR, NYJ, PITT, ATL, LAC, NE, BAL, CIN, MIA, BUF, TB. He'll play against: HOU, CIN, BAL, NO, WAS, PITT."
'PR move to save face'
One fan replied: "Well when grand juries decline to indict you, retired judges don't find you guilty, it's hard to continue to try and punish him. Like I said before this 'punishment' is a PR move to save face. Unfortunate for Deshaun that he has any kind of suspension when he wasn't found guilty."
'The NFL failed'
Another fan replied: "Problem was Sue could only give him 6 games bc of the precedent put forth by the NFL. NFL wanted to try and change policy mid game. That's like ending the 4th quarter in a tie and the refs saying, no OT today, we are changing that rule. The NFL needs to fix this in offseason."
'Despicable'
One person wrote: "It gets worse…at one point the Haslam's basically contradict Watson's plea of innocence and talk about how he needs to be rehabilitated. Andrew Berry wisely keeps his mouth shut."
Kaepernick comparisons
And one fan replied: "The difference is Kaep is a backup at best, whereas Watson is a top 5 QB. No team wants to bring in a backup who would be a distraction at this point."
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