Women's group slams Deshaun Watson ruling as 'unacceptable, insulting and dangerous'

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The six-game suspension given to Deshaun Watson on Monday was ripped by the National Organization for Women (NOW) hours after the ruling was announced.

Former federal judge Sue L. Robinson made her decision and levied the suspension on the Cleveland Browns quarterback. The NFL has three days to appeal the ruling. Watson faced two dozen civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault. He settled 23 of them. He also avoided criminal charges by two grand juries in Texas.

NOW called the ruling "unacceptable, insulting and dangerous — but not surprising."

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Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns looks on during Cleveland Browns training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 27, 2022 in Berea, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

"The NFL and the multi-billion-dollar sports industry have a vested interest in enabling sexual misconduct, assault, and violence," the women’s group said in a press release. "They even wrote it into Deshaun Watson’s $230 million contract! 

"The Browns knew that their star recruit would be suspended for at least part of this year’s season because of his record of sex offenses, and so they restructured his contract to make the majority of his $46 million first-year payout a ‘signing bonus,’ not tied to him playing actual games."

The organization called on the NFL to "change its business model" moving forward.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, center, takes part in drills during the NFL football team's training camp, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)

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