NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stated Tuesday night time that Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson remained on track to return from his 11-game suspension on Dec. 4 at Houston, in spite of every other lawsuit being filed remaining week.
“Yes, he’s followed all of the terms [of the suspension],” Goodell told reporters at the NFL Owners Meetings in New York Tuesday. “As far as any additional [lawsuits], obviously we will follow all of them. If there’s new information, we will take that into consideration. But we’ll see as time goes on.”
Last Thursday night time, a certified therapeutic massage therapist below the pseudonym Jane Doe filed a lawsuit in Harris County, Texas, alleging Watson had harassed her into oral intercourse at The Houstonian resort in Houston in December 2020. Watson, on the time, was once nonetheless the quarterback of the Houston Texans.
On Tuesday, the lady amended her lawsuit to incorporate her title after she was once ordered to take action through Judge Rabeea Sultan Collier the day past. She is the twenty fifth to record a lawsuit in opposition to Watson, all over the place allegations of an identical misconduct claims in 2020 or early 2021.
Of the 24 others, 23 had been settled throughout the summer time as he awaited his punishment from joint disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson for NFL Personal Conduct Policy violations. A complete of 26 girls up to now have accused Watson in the course of the judicial machine of sexual misconduct or sexual attack throughout massages.
Watson’s 11-game suspension began at 4 p.m. Aug. 30. He had agreed to the suspension duration as a part of a agreement with the NFL, which appealed his authentic six-game suspension for private habits coverage violations passed down through Robinson on Aug. 1.
The quarterback was once got through the Browns on March 18 in conjunction with a 2024 sixth-round pick out in trade for first-round selections in 2022, 2023 and 2024, a 2022 third-round pick out and a 2024 fourth-round pick out. He was once allowed to return to the power for conferences and to obtain remedy on Oct. 10.
The first time Watson will probably be allowed again onto the sector for observe will probably be Nov. 14, the day after the Browns play on the Miami Dolphins. He’s slated to be reinstated from the suspended listing on Nov. 28, the day after their house sport in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Watson has no longer performed in a regular-season sport since Jan. 3, 2021, when he performed within the Texans’ season finale in opposition to the Tennessee Titans. He’ll make his regular-season return on the similar website online, simply dressed in a distinct uniform.
The remaining time Watson performed in a sport of any types was once again on Aug. 12 when he began the Browns’ preseason opener on the Jacksonville Jaguars. He finished 1 of five passes for 7 yards in 9 snaps, considered one of which was once a play negated through a retaining penalty, in 3 sequence.
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