Cleveland Browns defender Deshawn Watson will have to wait for the training camp to get the final decision from the referee Sue Robinson regarding his case.
Robinson, league and NFLPAthe independent arbitrator at Watson’s hearing makes the final decision regarding his status for the 2022 season.
One theory for why Robinson is delaying her decision is that she might give NFL and Watson is the last attempt to resolve the situation.
The first day of training camp in Cleveland has begun. July 27.
Recent report from Yahoo claims that Watson and the NFLPA plan to file a lawsuit against the NFL in federal court if Robinson decides on a lengthy stay of the final verdict.
NFL seeks one-year ban
commissioner Roger Goodell can also intervene to make the final decision on Watson’s punishment.
in NFL reportedly wants to suspend Watson for a year, derailing previous settlement talks between the two parties.
After settling 20 sexual harassment cases in June, Watson is still facing four active civil lawsuits filed by massage therapists that detail sexual harassment that took place during therapy sessions.
The Browns quarterback denied all charges against him, and two Texas grand juries decided not to file criminal charges against him.