Watson will play against Bengals

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Tom Pelissero
@TomPelissero

Judge Sue L. Robinson found that Deshaun Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy on three counts. So why only a six-game suspension? From Robinson’s 16-page decision:

The three counts as alleged by the NFL and all sustained by Robinson:

Conduct that Qualifies as a Sexual Assault;

Conduct that Poses a Genuine Danger to the Safety and Well-Being of Another Person; and

Conduct that Undermines, or Puts at Risk, the Integrity of the NFL.

On the first count, Robinson found it “more probable than not” that Watson “contacted the therapists as claimed by them” — conduct Robinson says Watson continued to deny in the hearing.