Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will eventually miss the first 11 games of the next NFL season and have to give up $5 million.
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The NFL Network confirmed throughout Thursday afternoon, stating that the league and the star player had reached an agreement on the matter. As a result, he can return to competition in Week 13 of the regular schedule when his team faces the Tennessee Titans. In addition, the amount he has to transfer will be sent to non-profit organizations.
The record of the former Houston Texans being traded to the Browns during the offseason has been the subject of much debate in recent months. At the center of allegations of sexual misconduct against more than 20 massage therapists, Judge Sue L. Robinson ruled that Watson was sentenced to six sessions, except that the Goodell court appealed the whole thing, saying the sentence was too lenient. A former New Jersey Attorney General, Peter C. Harvey, should make the final judgment, but apparently he doesn’t have to.
However, the quarterback, who was not on NFL ground in 2021, did participate in Friday’s prep duel against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Heard by the Florida crowd, he managed just one of his five passes for a seven-yard gain.