Watson now suspended 11 games/$5 million fine-update

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(08-04-2022, 08:22 PM)jason Wrote: It's the NFLPA's job to defend him. The really bad look is that Watson is gonna be on the field week 1 now with the appeal.

It's the NFLPA's job to defend players from a working relationship standpoint.  The Association would be dumb as rocks to try and downplay this, especially in the current era and how big of an issue this is across every industry.  I could see them trying to say the arbiter used past precedent and a bigger punishment is over the top, but that seems a terrible position to put themselves in.  

(08-10-2022, 03:34 PM)Stewy Wrote: Don't forget that he also quoted several times that the judge found him guilty of these violations.  Her punishment ruling was only softened for two reasons:
#1 - Lack of Violence (though she also concluded that the women felt physically threatened)
#2 - Lack of Precedent for a longer fine (Zeke Elliot got 6 games)

This the judge acted within the confines of her mission as arbitrator - She found him guilty & followed precedent with the punishment.  

The NFL simply and clearly wants to reset the precedent.

As they should.  Make an example and put that extra thought in someone's head before they make poor choices.  Sucks to be the person used to make an example for others, but it also sucked for those women to be put in the position they were put in.