Barring the unforeseen, Deshaun Watson is going to be the Cleveland Browns’ quarterback are at least the next half of a decade. They are already paying him for that time one way or another. The most outstanding question from an outsider’s perspective at this point is just about what punishment he may receive.
Watson, who is facing 22 civil lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct (some rising to assault), is expected to face a suspension for his issues, even though he has avoided criminal charges, which is the precedent the league has set for over a decade.
But we don’t know when that will occur.