Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam released a statement on Monday that they "respect" the decision of independent hearing officer Sue L. Robinson to suspend Deshaun Watson six games in the aftermath of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct or sexual assault.
In it, they described Watson as "remorseful," a characterization that contradicts Watson's own words and Robinson's conclusion in her 16-page decision.
After overseeing a three-day disciplinary hearing, Robinson ruled that Watson violated the NFL's personal conduct policy for his alleged actions with massage therapists who accused him of varying degrees of sexual misconduct.