• Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been suspended for six games over 24 accusations of sexual misconduct, sources told AP.
  • The NFL now has three days to decide whether to appeal the ruling or not. 
  • The ruling comes just months after the NFL suspended Calvin Ridley for a year over $1,500 worth of bets during the 2021 season. 

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been suspended for six games over 24 accusations of sexual misconduct, two sources familiar with the decision told the Associated Press. 

The suspension, ordered by a disciplinary officer jointly appointed by the NFL and the NFL Players Association and also reported by the Washington Post, comes just months after the NFL suspended Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley through "at least" the 2022 season for betting $1,500 on the 2021 season. 

The NFL now has three days to decide to appeal the disciplinary officer's ruling, according to the AP. 

While the NFL Players' association has said it would abide by the judge's ruling, the league had earlier pushed for an indefinite suspension of at least one year and at least a $5 million fine, the AP reported. 

The NFLPA released a joint statement with Watson Sunday evening upon learning the decision from the disciplinary officer, Sue L. Robinson, a former US district judge, was imminent.

"Regardless of her decision, Deshaun and the NFLPA will stand by her ruling and we call on the NFL to do the same," the statement from the union said. 

 

Watson has settled 23 of the 24 lawsuits filed against him in 2020 and 2021 by women who alleged sexual misconduct during massage therapy appointments. 

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