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Deshaun Watson Gets 11 Game Ban, $5M Fine In Settlement: Report
The Cleveland Browns quarterback will return Week 13 after a settlement between the NFL and NFL Players' Association, according to ESPN.
CLEVELAND, OH — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine for violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy after the league and NFL Players' Association reached a settlement, according to multiple reports.
Watson is accused by more than two dozen women of sexual misconduct during massage sessions while he was with the Houston Texans and was initially suspended six games by an independent arbiter. The NFL vowed to appeal before the league and its players' association reached the settlement.
Watson's fine will go to charity, according to the report.
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The NFL initially sought a one-year suspension and a fine for Watson, but Sue L. Robinson, a former federal judge jointly appointed by the league and union as in independent disciplinary officer, handed down the six game ban in an Aug. 1 decision.
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The settlement brings months of back-and-forth between Watson, the NFL and the NFLPA to a close.
Under the terms of the suspension, Watson will return in Week 13 for a Dec. 4 road game against the Texans, his old team.
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