Originally Posted by
Rich
In 2021 star NFL QB Deshaun Watson was sued for sexual assault by more than a dozen female massage therapists. In 2022 the NFL suspended Watson for 11 games.
There was some fallout for the Browns re-signing Watson, but the backlash wasn’t as big as people anticipated. He made his public apology, the more than 20 complainants all received settlements, and after serving his suspension, life pretty much carried on as before.
In 2024 Chad Kelly receives a similar suspension for a much lesser transgression in scope and severity. Well, good. We take gender safety more seriously in this country. A 9-game suspension plus mandatory counselling for shouting threats at the complainant on a crowded team bus is proof of that.
A wise and just decision by the league IMO. I gotta say I hear a little virtue signalling in all these calls for Kelly’s total banishment.