Reddit:
[PFT] Source says this is real. 11 games. $5M fine for Watson.
[Ari Meirov] Watson will return vs. the Texans, his former team, in Houston.
[Reiss] $5 million is about 2.2% of Watson’s fully guaranteed contract.
I could keep going, but ten seems like enough. If you want to see more, check /r/nfl yourself. But here's a bonus from /r/sports. And here's one from /r/fantasyfootball.
Twitter:
NFL punishing Deshaun Watson – Josiah Johnson
Deshaun Watson supsension reduced to 11 games after promising not to sexually assualt 2 dozen women"ever again" – PFT Commenter
Deshaun Watson paying his $5 Million dollar fine – Some meme account, but this tweet has a ton of likes/replies, with seething to match.
The Texans welcoming Deshaun Watson back to Houston after his suspension – NFL Memes
After the Deshaun Watson suspension was announced, the NFL has promised to wear extra pink to show how much it respects women this season – Some soyboy with a YouTube channel he describes as "The Daily Show for football".
Calvin Ridley vs Deshaun Watson taught me that the NFL thinks it’s MORE acceptable to commit a crime against a human(s) than a victimless crime that affects their bottom dollar. | What a world. I love being a woman, it’s fun. – Some random thot, but former Jaguars offensive guard, Uche Nwaneri, replied.
It’s kind of hilarious to scroll through my TL and see numerous individuals find Deshaun Watson so appalling and disgusting but love themselves some Donald Trump 😂😂😂 – Some soyboy that somehow managed to make this about Trump.
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I don’t know shit about football, is this like a slap on the wrist? Or an actual big deal
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Slap on the wrist. He was always going to get suspended for at least 6 games, with a full season (17 games plus, hypothetically, playoffs) being a possibility. So 11 games is no big deal.
More importantly, the way his contract is structured, he's losing out on less than $1 million. He's been ordered to pay $5 million, but that doesn't matter either because his contract is 100% guaranteed through 2026 and worth $230 million total.
And to top it all off, the guy sat out the entirety of the 2021 season due to contract disputes with the Texans (his former team). So it's possible he'll come back midway through this season and not be worth anything close to what the Browns (his current team) are paying him.
Watson made out like a bandit. Which is why the nerds on Reddit and Twitter are seething.
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