Cleveland Browns quarterback DeShaun Watson will not be punished by the NFL for shoving an official during Monday night's 26-22 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the league announced Tuesday.
"Unnecessary physical contact with a game official. Under no circumstance is a player allowed to shove, push, or strike an official in an offensive, disrespectful, or unsportsmanlike manner. The player shall be disqualified from the game, and any such action must be reported to the Commissioner."that Watson will not face a fine or suspension for the shove and will be available for Cleveland's game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
"Officials are called upon to maintain order on the field, and sometimes while performing those duties, there is inadvertent contact between players and officials. In this instance, in their judgment, the contact did not rise to the level of a foul."noted that the two face-mask infractions that led to unsportsmanlike conduct calls against Watson could lead to a fine.
"Both [penalites were] my fault, but as far as the facemask and things like that, I'm stiff-arming just like everyone else,"."And once they grab my arm as I'm running, they keep pushing, only way I can really let go is to swing across. And once they do that, my hand is stuck in their helmet or in their facemask, so I gotta do a better job of just hitting them with the palm, I guess, and just releasing as much as I can so we don't get those penalties.
It was a tough night for Watson. Aside from dropping to 1-1 on the season and the two penalties, the Browns quarterback was picked off on the game's opening play for a touchdown and fumbled twice, including a recovery by Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt that led to the game-winning score.
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