Deshaun Watson is set to take the field for the first time in the regular season for the Browns after serving his 11-game suspension, but new details have come to light about the NFL and NFLPA’s settlement talks concerning his punishment, including that his discipline was allegedly “preordained” by commissioner Roger Goodell.
The quarterback faced more than two dozen lawsuits graphically describing sexual assault and harassment over the last year-plus, and after settling a majority of the complaints, there are just two active cases remaining, one of which was filed a few months after the settlement agreement for his punishment was reached.