If Deshaun Watson gets less than a year, Zeke should sue the NFL

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However, in this case, essentially round 2, there would be a clear case of unfair treatment and it would prove Jerry's and Zeke's point from that year. As such, I think they should try again. Fartwell hates us anyway. Might as well go back after him and sue for lost wages at a minimum.
STOP... please stop. You havent a clue about the legal system, obviously. A clear case of unfair treatment? bahahaha.... you do know that how things were done in 2017 and how things are done today are different, yes???

What would be the basis of his lawsuit?
 

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However, on the ground of a loss of income, Zeke is would have a good argument. Watson, assuming he gets 4 games, would lose 4 game checks, despite having 24+ accusers, and he had to settle. Zeke didn't as there was no criminal activity found and was deemed not guilty by the NFL's investigator, yet still lost 6 game checks. This would show an imbalance and that Zeke should not have lost that salary. On that front, I think Zeke could win.

THere are 5, FIVE, let me repeat FIVE accusations being used against Watson in this NFL case.
 

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I don't think he was suspended, was he? I think he just didn't play.
No matter how you look at it, he was already punished for a season. They sat him and he agreed to it since he was still getting paid. But ake no mistake, him not playing was 100% because of his massage problem.
 

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No matter how you look at it, he was already punished for a season. They sat him and he agreed to it since he was still getting paid. But ake no mistake, him not playing was 100% because of his massage problem.

That's fair. Still, Zeke did not get paid for the 6 games he was suspended for
 

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Watson isn't worthy of multiple threads.
 

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https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/news/...pension-lawsuit-rumor-cleveland-browns-sexual

Former Texans and current Browns QB Deshaun Watson is threatening to sue the NFL if he gets a minimum of a one year suspension. In my view, if he gets less than a year suspension, Zeke should sue the NFL. There was no settlement necessary for Zeke in his case, and the NFL's investigator stated that the accuser wasn't credible. In my view, this stinks, and, if Watson gets his way, it just goes to show how badly Zeke got screwed in 2017. As such, we would have been screwed out of the 2017 season.
That's not how the legal system works. He would have to prove intentional malice, which is impossible.

Otherwise, the NFL can run its business the way it sees fit
 

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STOP... please stop. You havent a clue about the legal system, obviously. A clear case of unfair treatment? bahahaha.... you do know that how things were done in 2017 and how things are done today are different, yes???

What would be the basis of his lawsuit?

If he was to proceed and if Watson gets less than a year, I would think he'd be suing for lost wages. The reason would be because of the fact that, while the years are different, the policy was jammed down his throat while Watson would be receiving a lesser punishment.

THE NEW NFL PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY - CBS News

According to the above, the policy reads "Violations involving assault, battery, domestic violence or sexual assault will result in a baseline six-game suspension without pay, with more if aggravating factors are present, such as the use of a weapon or a crime against a child. A second offense will result in banishment from the NFL."

As such, there are two aspects that Zeke would have to his advantage. One, the NFL's investigator stated that the accuser was not credible, so the suspension should not have even taken place. Secondly, even if it were, the NFL would violate it's own policy because Watson must have a baseline of 6 games if it was one instance. However, because there are, as you've stated, at least 5 accusers being used for the basis of Watson's discipline, then that should be an exponential amount handed down against Watson. The argument that Watson sat out last year, while true, is irrelevant because he was paid if Zeke is arguing lost wages as Zeke never received payment while he was sitting out those 6 games. Thus, he would have received unfair treatment as Watson, it could be argued, received preferential treatment despite an exponentially higher amount of allegations, of which 5 appear to be legitimate as they're being used for the basis. Meanwhile, as stated, the League's own investigator stated that Zeke's accuser wasn't credible. As such, Zeke should not have been suspended.
 

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That's not how the legal system works. He would have to prove intentional malice, which is impossible.

Otherwise, the NFL can run its business the way it sees fit

Again, it depends on the angle. Especially since, as I just reread the League's policy on these matters, he could have a valid argument based on the fact that the NFL could very well be violating its own policy, which could indicate a breach of contract and, as such, present a valid case of lost wages.
 

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LOL.

Likely not. The biggest hinderance to the Cowboys winning a SB in that stretch was the boob of a head coach. We likely would have been bounced early in the playoffs that year if we had made it at all.

That said, I could argue that, if not for the Zeke suspension, the Eagles trophy cabinet would have remained empty.
 

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Former Texans and current Browns QB Deshaun Watson is threatening to sue the NFL if he gets a minimum of a one year suspension. In my view, if he gets less than a year suspension, Zeke should sue the NFL. There was no settlement necessary for Zeke in his case, and the NFL's investigator stated that the accuser wasn't credible. In my view, this stinks, and, if Watson gets his way, it just goes to show how badly Zeke got screwed in 2017. As such, we would have been screwed out of the 2017 season.

zeke beat his GF and a few other dumb off field moves.

Watson asked for a happy ending. Lol
 

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zeke beat his GF and a few other dumb off field moves.

Watson asked for a happy ending. Lol

Zeke allegedly did that, but that's not certain. It's a fact that the NFL's own investigator stated that his accuser was not credible. As such, he should not have been suspended for that. I'd concede that he should have received a suspension for the immature things that he did that offseason. However, that likely wouldn't have been more than a 2-4 game suspension. Not the full 6 he got.
 

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Hasn't Watson already served a 1 season penalty?
Watson was under no suspension for the 2021 season.
Recall that before the allegations surfaced, Watson declared he no longer wanted to play for the Texans and requested a trade.
With that - along with the charges by the women -- the Texans just kept him on the team, but basically before each game declared that Watson was out due to "non-injury reasons/personal matter".
 

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No matter how you look at it, he was already punished for a season. They sat him and he agreed to it since he was still getting paid. But ake no mistake, him not playing was 100% because of his massage problem.
Watson was not "punished". Recall before the allegations became public, he wanted out of Houston and demanded a trade. The Texans responded that wasn't happening. So the player and franchise were at a deadlock. It would have been interesting to see how that situation would have played out - Watson remaining adamant about leaving, and the Texans still refusing to negoitate a deal with other teams.
The harrassment allegations sort of bailed both sides out...it put the clash on the back burner.
 

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https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/news/...pension-lawsuit-rumor-cleveland-browns-sexual

Former Texans and current Browns QB Deshaun Watson is threatening to sue the NFL if he gets a minimum of a one year suspension. In my view, if he gets less than a year suspension, Zeke should sue the NFL. There was no settlement necessary for Zeke in his case, and the NFL's investigator stated that the accuser wasn't credible. In my view, this stinks, and, if Watson gets his way, it just goes to show how badly Zeke got screwed in 2017. As such, we would have been screwed out of the 2017 season.
Don’t worry. Watson will get one year and probably more.

And if Zeke hadn’t continued acting irresponsible with other public questionable behavior while investigation was still ongoing he probably wouldn’t have received as stiff a sentence.

Coupled with an owner who had several players recently under scrutiny of potential personal conduct violations all was a recipe for a stiffer sentence.
 

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Watson was under no suspension for the 2021 season.
Recall that before the allegations surfaced, Watson declared he no longer wanted to play for the Texans and requested a trade.
With that - along with the charges by the women -- the Texans just kept him on the team, but basically before each game declared that Watson was out due to "non-injury reasons/personal matter".
What a dumpster fire of a situation !
 

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Give Houston credit for not playing him. Something all teams might not have done. They apparently knew more.

And they just recently quickly settled on their lawsuits pertaining to Watson which supports again they were aware and wanted to wash their hands of him.
 
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