The NFL has decided to appeal the Deshaun Watson decision. The Cleveland Browns quarterback was suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct.
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Former Browns general manager Michael Lombardi says the NFL is looking to extend the suspension.
Via TMZ:
“I know the league wants a year,” said Lombardi, who was the GM for the Browns in 2013. “They’ve made that pretty clear to all people that they leak information to. They’re negotiating off a year — we know the Players Association wants six games. Do they settle on 12? I don’t know. I think a lot of this comes down to the simple fact, who’s going to win in federal court?”
Former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey has been appointed to hear the appeal.
From the NFL’s statement on the appointment:
The NFL’s appeal addresses whether, based on the findings made by Judge Robinson, the appeal should be modified to include a professional evaluation and treatment as determined by medical experts, an appropriate fine, and a longer suspension.
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Harvey is familiar with the responsibility he is given here. Via a tweet from The Ringer’s Lindsay Jones:
Peter Harvey, the former NJ attorney general who will hear the Deshaun Watson appeal, is currently on the NFL’s diversity advisory committee. Also notable that in 2017, he was on the committee that suspended Ezekiel Elliott under the personal conduct policy.
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Bridget Hyland may be reached at bhyland@njadvancemedia.com.
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