The NFL expanded the sexual assault portion of its personal conduct policy on Monday in the wake of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson's 11-game suspension last season, according to The New York Times' Jenny Vrentas.
massage therapists during his time with the Houston Texans. More specifically, many women who accused Watson said they felt threatened or intimidated by Watson both due to him being an NFL quarterback and due to the impact he could have, both positively and negatively, on their business.
Watson has denied the accusations, and two Texas grand juries declined to pursue criminal charges against him. He has since settled all but two lawsuits that were filed against him, too. Despite the allegations, the Browns signed Watson to a five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed deal. It marked theRobinson oversaw the NFL’s investigation into Watson, and she initially suspended him for six games. In her decision, she cited the NFL’s guidelines as her reasoning for not pursuing a harsher punishment despite what she called “predatory” and “egregious” behavior from Watson.
The new policy now includes sexual assault “involving threats or coercion” to the list of offenses that carry stricter punishment. A second violation, per the report, will result in banishment from the NFL. The revised policy also gives power to a third-party investigator to impose stricter penalties on players “for other types of prohibited conduct.
Watson appeared in the final six games of the season last year for the Browns, who went 7-10 and missed the playoffs for the 19th time in the last two decades. Watson threw for 1,102 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions.last week.
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