The lawyer for 24 women who filed civil suits against Deshaun Watson held a media conference Thursday in which he criticized an arbitrator’s six-game suspension of the Cleveland Browns quarterback as a “kiss on the cheek,” then called on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to “do the right thing” in an appeal that will determine Watson’s final punishment. In a wandering set of remarks that criticized the NFL’s investigation into Watson, Houston attorney Tony Buzbee expressed… Source link
Read More »Roger Goodell names former New Jersey attorney general to hear Deshaun Watson’s suspension appeal
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has named the designee to oversee the league’s appeal of Deshaun Watson’s six-game suspension. Former New Jersey attorney general Peter C. Harvey will hear the appeal, the league announced on Thursday. “Mr. Harvey served as the Attorney General of New Jersey and is now a partner at the Paterson Belknap firm in New York,” the league said in a statement. “He has also served as a federal prosecutor. He has deep expertise in criminal law, including domestic… Source link
Read More »Deshaun Watson investigation ‘nearing end’ per Roger Goodell
The NFL’s Deshaun Watson investigation is officially in the home stretch. Commissioner Roger Goodell closed the league’s spring meetings on Tuesday and said there is no timeline for a decision on Watson’s future, but that the end of the league’s investigatory process is near. The news comes on the day that an interview with two of the 22 Watson accusers alleging sexual misconduct in civil suits is set to air on HBO’s “Real Sports,” personally detailing their allegations against the… Source link
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