{"id":1604541,"date":"2022-08-13T08:48:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T12:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1604541"},"modified":"2022-08-13T08:48:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T12:48:28","slug":"browns-deshaun-watson-to-accept-more-significant-suspension-from-nfl-ahead-of-preseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/browns-deshaun-watson-to-accept-more-significant-suspension-from-nfl-ahead-of-preseason\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns&#8217; Deshaun Watson To Accept More Significant Suspension From NFL Ahead Of Preseason"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrowns-deshaun-watson-to-accept-more-significant-suspension-from-nfl-ahead-of-preseason%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1604541&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Deshaun Watson will take the field for the first time since 2020 when he makes his debut for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>the Cleveland Brown\u2019s preseason exhibition<\/u><\/a> on Friday night, but with an appeal of his six-game suspension still looming, Watson is willing to meet the NFL somewhere in the middle, according to one report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The NFL was initially seeking at least a one-year suspension for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/houston-texans-settle-30-deshaun-watson-accusers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>former Houston Texans quarterback<\/u><\/a> after 24 women accused him of sexual assault; however, an independent disciplinary officer, jointly appointed by the league and the NFLPA, settled on a six-game suspension with no fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/640\/320\/Deshaun-Watson19.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson takes part in drills during the NFL football team&#039;s training camp, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson takes part in drills during the NFL football team&#8217;s training camp, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Nick Cammett)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, as the NFL appeals that decision over evidence that commissioner Roger Goodell said proved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/deshaun-watson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>&#8220;predatory behavior&#8221; from Watson<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0the embattled quarterback is willing to agree to a more significant punishment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/deshaun-watsons-suspension-explained-in-disciplinary-officers-16-page-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>DESHAUN WATSON\u2019S SUSPENSION EXPLAINED IN DISCIPLINARY OFFICER\u2019S 16-PAGE REPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A person familiar with Watson\u2019s defense told The Associated Press Thursday that he would accept an eight-game suspension and $5 million fine to avoid missing the entire season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear if the league would be willing to compromise. Goodell maintained during Tuesday\u2019s owner meetings that the evidence evaluated by retired Judge Sue L. Robinson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/roger-goodell-defends-deshaun-watson-suspension-appeal-cites-evidence-predatory-behavior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>was &#8220;very clear&#8221;<\/u><\/a> in describing the basis of Watson\u2019s case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/640\/320\/Deshaun-Watson18.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, center, takes part in drills during the NFL football team&#039;s training camp, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, center, takes part in drills during the NFL football team&#8217;s training camp, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Nick Cammett)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She was very clear about the evidence. She reinforced the evidence, that there was multiple violations here, and they were egregious, and that it was predatory behavior,&#8221; Goodell said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those were always things we felt was really important for us to address and in a way that\u2019s responsible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1413889101.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Deshaun Watson, #4 of the Cleveland Browns, takes off his helmet during Cleveland Browns training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on August 09, 2022 in Berea, Ohio.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Deshaun Watson, #4 of the Cleveland Browns, takes off his helmet during Cleveland Browns training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on August 09, 2022 in Berea, Ohio.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Nick Cammett\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fate of Watson\u2019s future rests in the hands of former New Jersey attorney general Peter C. Harvey, who was appointed by Goodell to hear the case last week. While his decision would be binding under the collective bargaining agreement, the NFLPA could challenge the decision in federal court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the ruling, Watson is still able to participate in preseason games, and Browns fans will be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nfl-teams-take-issue-deshaun-watsons-rigged-contract-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>watch their new quarterback<\/u><\/a> as Cleveland takes on the Jacksonville Jaguars at 7 p.m. E.T.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Paulina Dedaj is a Digital Reporter for Fox News and Fox Business. Follow Paulina Dedaj on Twitter at @PaulinaDedaj. If you&#8217;ve got a tip, you can email Paulina at Paulina.Dedaj@fox.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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