You’ve got to hand it to the NFL: whether intentionally or not, they are simply so big and so pervasive that their product is constantly in the news cycle on a 365-day basis. Even when they don’t necessarily want it to be, such as when one of their young star athletes is facing a monumental scandal, such that scandal isn’t even an appropriate word to describe what it is alleged he has done.
The latest scandal-ridden young star is Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who had his first hearing yesterday with the joint disciplinary administrator, Sue L. Robinson.