BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday that the team is waiting to see what happens with the NFL's appeal of Deshaun Watson's six-game suspension before altering its plans at quarterback in practice.
To this point in training camp, Watson has gotten the overwhelming majority of the snaps with the first-team offense; backup Jacoby Brissett has mostly worked with the second team. «We'll just kind of await clarity on the situation,» Stefanski said before Friday's practice. «Just continue to move ahead with what we're doing.» Stefanski was speaking for the first time since the NFL announced on Wednesday that it was appealing the ruling of disciplinary officer Sue L.
Robinson, a former federal judge, as it seeks a tougher penalty under the league's personal conduct policy. «The NFL's appeal addresses whether, based on the findings made by Judge Robinson, the discipline should be modified to include a professional evaluation and treatment as determined by medical experts, an appropriate fine, and a longer suspension,» the league said in a statement.
On Thursday, the NFL announced that commissioner Roger Goodell had appointed former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear the appeal.