Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Roger Goodell

Single lawsuit last remaining legal issue for Deshaun Watson

The only remaining legal issue still pending for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is one unsettled lawsuit now that he and the NFL have agreed on an 11-game suspension and a $5 million fine as part of a settlement related to sexual misconduct allegations

The Independent UK

Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5 million in NFL and union compromise

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson struck a deal with the NFL to play games in 2022. Then he insisted he was innocent coming off a staged in-house apology last week.

Tribune News Service

After a Rocky Start, Kevin Warren Is Winning

With USC and UCLA joining and the Big Ten announcing a lucrative new media rights deal, the commissioner’s reputation is looking a lot different these days.

Sports Illustrated

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Hate mail, unofficial bans and Super Bowls: Long journey of the Black QB

In his new book, Jason Reid looks at the often painful – and sometimes triumphant – history of the NFL’s most important position

The Guardian - US

Greg Cote: Browns QB Deshaun Watson now knows he will be a pariah to fans in stadiums across the NFL

You can have his $230 million contract. But you have to be Deshaun Watson. You have to feel what it feels like to have ruined your good name. You have to feel all of the guilt you can never admit to. You have to hear everything — every ugly chant…

Miami Herald

Browns to consider Jimmy Garoppolo if Deshaun Watson suspension is increased

According to a new report, the Browns will consider Jimmy Garoppolo if Deshaun Watson's suspension is increased.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Deshaun Watson expected to start for Browns vs. Jaguars on Friday

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, suspended for the first six games of the regular season, is expected to start against the Jaguars on Friday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Deshaun Watson expected to start Cleveland’s first preseason game

Deshaun Watson is scheduled to start Cleveland's preseason opener Friday night against the Jaguars.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Goodell: Watson’s Behavior Was ‘Egregious,’ ‘Predatory’

The NFL is currently appealing a disciplinary officer’s recommendation to suspend the Browns quarterback for six games.

Sports Illustrated

Commissioner Roger Goodell calls Deshaun Watson’s behavior “predatory”

Speaking to reporters, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell discussed the potential suspension of quarterback Deshaun Watson.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Browns Owner Was Asked About Deshaun Watson Appeal Process

Although there is no reported timetable for a decision from Roger Goodell’s designee, the NFL said the appeal will be processed on an “expedited” basis.

Sports Illustrated

Pat Leonard’s NFL notes: Will optics govern final Deshaun Watson ruling or will NFL get its unprecedented ban?

NEW YORK — Roger Goodell’s appointee in the Deshaun Watson appeal, former N.J. attorney general Peter Harvey, could drop the hammer of an indefinite suspension plus a major fine on the Cleveland Browns quarterback this week.

Tribune News Service

Joe Starkey: Roger Goodell has everything he needs to obliterate Deshaun Watson ruling

PITTSBURGH — I still have no idea what retired federal judge Sue L. Robinson was thinking when she recommended such a shamefully short suspension of Deshaun Watson.

Tribune News Service

Former NJ Attorney General Peter Harvey to hear NFL’s appeal of Watson’s suspension

Goodell has appointed the man that helped him write the personal conduct policy and advised the league on the Ezekiel Elliott investigation to hear their appeal of Watson's suspension:

USA Today Sports Media Group

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear Deshaun Watson appeal

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has designated former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear the Deshaun Watson appeal.

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Goodell kept all the power supposedly taken away. It’s why Watson still faces major NFL ban.

MIAMI — The NFL’s new system of enforcing its personal conduct policy debuted with the Deshaun Watson case, and if the whole thing seems just a little bit convoluted, well, it isn’t. It is a lot convoluted! Like, almost laugh-out-loud weird — mostly because it was collectively bargained and somehow…

Sports Illustrated

Attorney of Watson Plaintiffs: ‘Mr. Goodell, What Will You Do?’

Earlier Thursday, news broke that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell would not handle the league’s appeal of the quarterback’s suspension but rather a designee.

The Independent UK

Judge shortens road to decide NFL racial discrimination suit

A judge has made it likely she'll rule in weeks rather than months whether NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets to decide the merits of racial discrimination claims made by Black coaches against the league and its teams

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Reports: Roger Goodell to appoint someone else to hear Watson appeal

According to reports, it won't be Goodell hearing the appeal. It could be someone from inside the league office or, based on one report, an outsider:

Sports Illustrated

Deshaun Watson Appeal Is a Second Chance to Get Case Right

For Roger Goodell and the Browns, this is what needed to happen, and now it’s an opportunity for everyone to realize there is no justice in this case without true corrections.

Sports Illustrated

Goodell Won’t Handle Watson Appeal Process

The Browns’ quarterback was suspended Monday for the first six games of the 2022 season.

Tribune News Service

Joe Starkey: Brian Flores crushed Stephen Ross — and yet, Ross avoids the worst

PITTSBURGH — By my count, Brian Flores has cost his former boss two good coaches (Flores and Sean Payton), one great quarterback (Tom Brady), a little bit of money, two valuable draft picks and his reputation, such as it was.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Reports: NFL doesn’t want Deshaun Watson playing Texans in 2022

According to multiple reports, one of the reasons Goodell wants a lengthy suspension is not fairness but to keep Watson out of Browns Vs Texans:

Tribune News Service

NFL appeals Deshaun Watson ruling, Roger Goodell seeks suspension of at least one year: source

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell appealed Deshaun Watson’s six-game ban on Wednesday and is seeking a suspension of at least one year, a source told the New York Daily News.

Chicago Sun-Times

NFL appeals Deshaun Watson’s six-game suspension

The players’ union has until the end of business Friday to respond in writing. The union could challenge the appeal ruling in federal court, setting the stage for a prolonged fight.

1 … 16 17 18 19

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.