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The NFL demanded that Deshaun Watson be suspended for at least one season.
American the star quarterback of the NFL football league Deshaun Watson has been suspended 11 games for violating the league’s conduct rules, the NFL said Thursday night on their website.
In addition, Watson was fined five million dollars, or about 4.9 million euros. The quarterback must also commit to evaluation and treatment.
The 26-year-old Watson received a fine from an NFL disciplinary official From Sue L. Robinson six match ban. The punishment was extended because the NFL appealed the original disciplinary decision.
The NFL demanded that Watson be suspended for at least one season.
Watson’s suspension begins on August 30. He can be reinstated to the Cleveland Browns’ lineup on November 28th, after which the Browns will play for the first time on December 4th against the Houston Texans.
Watson moved to the Browns in March of this year from the Texans. At the time, he signed a five-year, $230 million contract with the Browns. At the time of signing, the value of the contract was slightly less than 210 million euros.
Watson will also lose part of his salary for the period of the ban, but the contract has been turned in such a way that the loss is as small as possible. Sports media ESPN reported in July that Watson’s salary for the first year of his contract was only $1.035 million.
According to ESPN, Watson will lose $57,500 per game, so the 11-game suspension will cut his salary by only $632,500, or about €626,000.
The quarterback’s salary will rise to 46 million dollars for the next season. On top will be a signing bonus of nearly $45 million.
25 women have filed a civil suit against Watson for sexual violence and inappropriate behavior, including during a massage, between March 2020 and March 2021.
In the disciplinary decision from July, it is outlined that for the rest of his career, Watson may only use massages prescribed by his club, for which the club also chooses the massage therapists.
Playmaker apologized last week to women who have said he harassed them. He had not previously expressed his remorse.
“I want to say to all those women, I’m really sorry,” Watson told the Browns in the interview before a practice game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“I would definitely like to redo the decisions that got me into this situation.”
Watson did not speak to the media after the practice match.
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