Agent S Take The Financial Implications Of Deshaun Watson S 11 Game Suspension

The settlement is the final resolution of the disciplinary process, ending the NFL’s appeal of the six-game suspension without a fine imposed on Watson by Sue L. Robinson, who was appointed jointly by the NFL and the NFLPA. Robinson found Watson in violation by engaging in sexual assault, conduct that poses an actual risk to the safety and well-being of another person and conduct that undermines or endangers the integrity of the NFL in her 16-page ruling. The settlement bars the NFLPA from pursuing legal remedies through the federal court system. Before the settlement, the NFL had requested an indefinite suspension where Watson could apply for reinstatement after a year from Peter C. Harvey, who had been selected by commissioner Roger Goodell to handle the appeal. The 11-game ban is the longest suspension ever handed down under the personal conduct policy for sexual misconduct. What is unknown is whether Robinson’s order to limit Watson’s massage therapy to team-approved massage therapists for the remainder of his career remains. Watson’s punishment is in line with what the NFL sought in settlement talks that took place before the Robinson decision. The NFLPA rejected the NFL’s reported offer of a 12-game suspension and a $10 million fine. Watson’s suspension takes effect Aug. 30, when NFL teams make their final cut to 53 players. According to the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, Watson will be allowed to return to team facilities and be allowed to participate in limited activities during the second half of the suspension under conditions similar to players suspended under the NFL’s policy for performance enhancing substances. On Oct. 10, the day after the Browns’ Week 5 contest against the Chargers, his permitted activities will include attending team meetings, working out one-on-one with the Browns’ strength and conditioning coach, meeting one-on-one with Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski , offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and quarterbacks coach Drew Paging and are being treated/rehabilitated by the Browns’ medical staff and coaches. Watson will be able to train during the final two weeks of the suspension, which begins on November 14. The punishment will be lifted on November 28. Watson will be eligible to play in the Browns’ Week 13 game against the Texans, Watson’s former team, on Dec. 4. His return will be in Week 13 instead of Week 12 because Cleveland has a Week 9 bye.
Many of the other NFL teams believe the fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million contract Watson signed in March as part of his trade from the Texans was structured in a way designed to minimize the financial consequences of the suspension. No pay refers to basic salary with suspensions. Watson received a $44.965 million signing bonus and his 2022 base salary of $1.035 million, the league minimum base salary in the deal. He loses $632,500 (or 11/18 of his $1.035 million 2022 base salary) after earning $57,500 each of the 18 weeks in the regular season. The Browns will receive $632,500 from 2022 in base salary waivers that Watson will not earn due to the suspension. Apparently, the $57,500 from the Week 9 bye will be treated as suspensions under the NFL substance use policy. It should be paid in equal installments for the remainder of the season after Watson serves his suspension. Watson’s contract is not costed by his 11-game suspension. His contract years will run as scheduled, meaning his deal expires after the 2026 season. His salary cap numbers from 2023 to 2026 will remain at $54.993 million ($46 million base salary and $8.993 million dollars in signing bonus ratio). If there wasn’t a settlement where Harvey gave Watson the one-year suspension the NFL called for in his contract, it would have been paid off. Essentially, Watson’s contract would have been frozen and restarted in 2023 with a toll. The 2022 contract year would be the 2023 contract year and the additional years on the contract would also be delayed by one year. Instead of Watson’s contract expiring after the 2026 season, it would expire after 2027. Although the contract would have been delayed by a year, the pro-rata signing bonus of $8.993 million per year from 2022 to 2026 would have remained intact.
None of Watson’s $44.935 million signing bonus is at risk, thanks to contract language. Watson’s salary guarantees won’t be voided either. The contract is usually void for an exhaustive list of defaults by a player. After the cancellation, the player will still have the opportunity to earn the salary that is no longer guaranteed on a non-guaranteed basis. The relevant language regarding Watson’s signing bonus is as follows:
… a suspension by the NFL solely in connection with matters disclosed in writing to the Club pursuant to Clause 42, which results in the Player being unavailable to the Club solely for games during the 2022 or 2023 NFL League Years shall not shall subject the Player to forfeiture of the Signing Bonus.” Without that language, the Browns would have been entitled to ask Watson for one-eighth of the $8.993 million signing bonus assigned to the 2022 salary cap for each week of the 18-week regular season missed by the 11-week suspension races. The Browns would be able to recoup $5,495,722 (or 11/18 of $8.993 million) from Watson. The relevant language preventing Watson from disclaiming its warranties is as follows: “…shall not constitute a failure or refusal to practice or play with the Club and the Player shall not be in default if: … (iii) the Player is suspended solely in connection with matters notified to the Club in writing pursuant to paragraph 42, which results in the player being unavailable to the Club solely for games during the 2022 or 2023 NFL League years.” The language is important because it prevents the Browns from getting out of the contract without huge consequences due to known misconduct before the trade. In other words, the Browns can’t get out of the deal because of charges stemming from the personal conduct policy suspension. In practice, the Browns would not have during the first part of the contract, if possible, after giving up first-round picks in 2022, 2023 and 2024, a fourth-round pick in 2022, a third-round pick in 2023 and a 2024 fourth-round pick. pick to get Watson and a 2024 sixth-round pick. The suspension puts to bed a 17-month ordeal that will not be easily forgotten. Watson still maintained his innocence Thursday, despite what Robinson called his behavior predatory and “more outrageous than any previous assessment by the NFL” was overwhelmingly disappointing. Last week’s apology rings hollow and seems like something he did specifically to get a deal done.

title: “Agent S Take The Financial Implications Of Deshaun Watson S 11 Game Suspension Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-30” author: “Lester Li”

The settlement is the final resolution of the disciplinary process, ending the NFL’s appeal of the six-game suspension without a fine imposed on Watson by Sue L. Robinson, who was appointed jointly by the NFL and the NFLPA. Robinson found Watson in violation by engaging in sexual assault, conduct that poses an actual risk to the safety and well-being of another person and conduct that undermines or endangers the integrity of the NFL in her 16-page ruling. The settlement bars the NFLPA from pursuing legal remedies through the federal court system. Before the settlement, the NFL had requested an indefinite suspension where Watson could apply for reinstatement after a year from Peter C. Harvey, who had been selected by commissioner Roger Goodell to handle the appeal. The 11-game ban is the longest suspension ever handed down under the personal conduct policy for sexual misconduct. What is unknown is whether Robinson’s order to limit Watson’s massage therapy to team-approved massage therapists for the remainder of his career remains. Watson’s punishment is in line with what the NFL sought in settlement talks that took place before the Robinson decision. The NFLPA rejected the NFL’s reported offer of a 12-game suspension and a $10 million fine. Watson’s suspension takes effect Aug. 30, when NFL teams make their final cut to 53 players. According to the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, Watson will be allowed to return to team facilities and be allowed to participate in limited activities during the second half of the suspension under conditions similar to players suspended under the NFL’s policy for performance enhancing substances. On Oct. 10, the day after the Browns’ Week 5 contest against the Chargers, his permitted activities will include attending team meetings, working out one-on-one with the Browns’ strength and conditioning coach, meeting one-on-one with Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski , offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and quarterbacks coach Drew Paging and are being treated/rehabilitated by the Browns’ medical staff and coaches. Watson will be able to train during the final two weeks of the suspension, which begins on November 14. The punishment will be lifted on November 28. Watson will be eligible to play in the Browns’ Week 13 game against the Texans, Watson’s former team, on Dec. 4. His return will be in Week 13 instead of Week 12 because Cleveland has a Week 9 bye.
Many of the other NFL teams believe the fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million contract Watson signed in March as part of his trade from the Texans was structured in a way designed to minimize the financial consequences of the suspension. No pay refers to basic salary with suspensions. Watson received a $44.965 million signing bonus and his 2022 base salary of $1.035 million, the league minimum base salary in the deal. He loses $632,500 (or 11/18 of his $1.035 million 2022 base salary) after earning $57,500 each of the 18 weeks in the regular season. The Browns will receive $632,500 from 2022 in base salary waivers that Watson will not earn due to the suspension. Apparently, the $57,500 from the Week 9 bye will be treated as suspensions under the NFL substance use policy. It should be paid in equal installments for the remainder of the season after Watson serves his suspension. Watson’s contract is not costed by his 11-game suspension. His contract years will run as scheduled, meaning his deal expires after the 2026 season. His salary cap numbers from 2023 to 2026 will remain at $54.993 million ($46 million base salary and $8.993 million dollars in signing bonus ratio). If there wasn’t a settlement where Harvey gave Watson the one-year suspension the NFL called for in his contract, it would have been paid off. Essentially, Watson’s contract would have been frozen and restarted in 2023 with a toll. The 2022 contract year would be the 2023 contract year and the additional years on the contract would also be delayed by one year. Instead of Watson’s contract expiring after the 2026 season, it would expire after 2027. Although the contract would have been delayed by a year, the pro-rata signing bonus of $8.993 million per year from 2022 to 2026 would have remained intact.
None of Watson’s $44.935 million signing bonus is at risk, thanks to contract language. Watson’s salary guarantees won’t be voided either. The contract is usually void for an exhaustive list of defaults by a player. After the cancellation, the player will still have the opportunity to earn the salary that is no longer guaranteed on a non-guaranteed basis. The relevant language regarding Watson’s signing bonus is as follows:
… a suspension by the NFL solely in connection with matters disclosed in writing to the Club pursuant to Clause 42, which results in the Player being unavailable to the Club solely for games during the 2022 or 2023 NFL League Years shall not shall subject the Player to forfeiture of the Signing Bonus.” Without that language, the Browns would have been entitled to ask Watson for one-eighth of the $8.993 million signing bonus assigned to the 2022 salary cap for each week of the 18-week regular season missed by the 11-week suspension races. The Browns would be able to recoup $5,495,722 (or 11/18 of $8.993 million) from Watson. The relevant language preventing Watson from disclaiming its warranties is as follows: “…shall not constitute a failure or refusal to practice or play with the Club and the Player shall not be in default if: … (iii) the Player is suspended solely in connection with matters notified to the Club in writing pursuant to paragraph 42, which results in the player being unavailable to the Club solely for games during the 2022 or 2023 NFL League years.” The language is important because it prevents the Browns from getting out of the contract without huge consequences due to known misconduct before the trade. In other words, the Browns can’t get out of the deal because of charges stemming from the personal conduct policy suspension. In practice, the Browns would not have during the first part of the contract, if possible, after giving up first-round picks in 2022, 2023 and 2024, a fourth-round pick in 2022, a third-round pick in 2023 and a 2024 fourth-round pick. pick to get Watson and a 2024 sixth-round pick. The suspension puts to bed a 17-month ordeal that will not be easily forgotten. Watson still maintained his innocence Thursday, despite what Robinson called his behavior predatory and “more outrageous than any previous assessment by the NFL” was overwhelmingly disappointing. Last week’s apology rings hollow and seems like something he did specifically to get a deal done.

title: “Agent S Take The Financial Implications Of Deshaun Watson S 11 Game Suspension Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-04” author: “Ruby Silvia”

The settlement is the final resolution of the disciplinary process, ending the NFL’s appeal of the six-game suspension without a fine imposed on Watson by Sue L. Robinson, who was appointed jointly by the NFL and the NFLPA. Robinson found Watson in violation by engaging in sexual assault, conduct that poses an actual risk to the safety and well-being of another person and conduct that undermines or endangers the integrity of the NFL in her 16-page ruling. The settlement bars the NFLPA from pursuing legal remedies through the federal court system. Before the settlement, the NFL had requested an indefinite suspension where Watson could apply for reinstatement after a year from Peter C. Harvey, who had been selected by commissioner Roger Goodell to handle the appeal. The 11-game ban is the longest suspension ever handed down under the personal conduct policy for sexual misconduct. What is unknown is whether Robinson’s order to limit Watson’s massage therapy to team-approved massage therapists for the remainder of his career remains. Watson’s punishment is in line with what the NFL sought in settlement talks that took place before the Robinson decision. The NFLPA rejected the NFL’s reported offer of a 12-game suspension and a $10 million fine. Watson’s suspension takes effect Aug. 30, when NFL teams make their final cut to 53 players. According to the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, Watson will be allowed to return to team facilities and be allowed to participate in limited activities during the second half of the suspension under conditions similar to players suspended under the NFL’s policy for performance enhancing substances. On Oct. 10, the day after the Browns’ Week 5 contest against the Chargers, his permitted activities will include attending team meetings, working out one-on-one with the Browns’ strength and conditioning coach, meeting one-on-one with Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski , offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and quarterbacks coach Drew Paging and are being treated/rehabilitated by the Browns’ medical staff and coaches. Watson will be able to train during the final two weeks of the suspension, which begins on November 14. The punishment will be lifted on November 28. Watson will be eligible to play in the Browns’ Week 13 game against the Texans, Watson’s former team, on Dec. 4. His return will be in Week 13 instead of Week 12 because Cleveland has a Week 9 bye.
Many of the other NFL teams believe the fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million contract Watson signed in March as part of his trade from the Texans was structured in a way designed to minimize the financial consequences of the suspension. No pay refers to basic salary with suspensions. Watson received a $44.965 million signing bonus and his 2022 base salary of $1.035 million, the league minimum base salary in the deal. He loses $632,500 (or 11/18 of his $1.035 million 2022 base salary) after earning $57,500 each of the 18 weeks in the regular season. The Browns will receive $632,500 from 2022 in base salary waivers that Watson will not earn due to the suspension. Apparently, the $57,500 from the Week 9 bye will be treated as suspensions under the NFL substance use policy. It should be paid in equal installments for the remainder of the season after Watson serves his suspension. Watson’s contract is not costed by his 11-game suspension. His contract years will run as scheduled, meaning his deal expires after the 2026 season. His salary cap numbers from 2023 to 2026 will remain at $54.993 million ($46 million base salary and $8.993 million dollars in signing bonus ratio). If there wasn’t a settlement where Harvey gave Watson the one-year suspension the NFL called for in his contract, it would have been paid off. Essentially, Watson’s contract would have been frozen and restarted in 2023 with a toll. The 2022 contract year would be the 2023 contract year and the additional years on the contract would also be delayed by one year. Instead of Watson’s contract expiring after the 2026 season, it would expire after 2027. Although the contract would have been delayed by a year, the pro-rata signing bonus of $8.993 million per year from 2022 to 2026 would have remained intact.
None of Watson’s $44.935 million signing bonus is at risk, thanks to contract language. Watson’s salary guarantees won’t be voided either. The contract is usually void for an exhaustive list of defaults by a player. After the cancellation, the player will still have the opportunity to earn the salary that is no longer guaranteed on a non-guaranteed basis. The relevant language regarding Watson’s signing bonus is as follows:
… a suspension by the NFL solely in connection with matters disclosed in writing to the Club pursuant to Clause 42, which results in the Player being unavailable to the Club solely for games during the 2022 or 2023 NFL League Years shall not shall subject the Player to forfeiture of the Signing Bonus.” Without that language, the Browns would have been entitled to ask Watson for one-eighth of the $8.993 million signing bonus assigned to the 2022 salary cap for each week of the 18-week regular season missed by the 11-week suspension races. The Browns would be able to recoup $5,495,722 (or 11/18 of $8.993 million) from Watson. The relevant language preventing Watson from disclaiming its warranties is as follows: “…shall not constitute a failure or refusal to practice or play with the Club and the Player shall not be in default if: … (iii) the Player is suspended solely in connection with matters notified to the Club in writing pursuant to paragraph 42, which results in the player being unavailable to the Club solely for games during the 2022 or 2023 NFL League years.” The language is important because it prevents the Browns from getting out of the contract without huge consequences due to known misconduct before the trade. In other words, the Browns can’t get out of the deal because of charges stemming from the personal conduct policy suspension. In practice, the Browns would not have during the first part of the contract, if possible, after giving up first-round picks in 2022, 2023 and 2024, a fourth-round pick in 2022, a third-round pick in 2023 and a 2024 fourth-round pick. pick to get Watson and a 2024 sixth-round pick. The suspension puts to bed a 17-month ordeal that will not be easily forgotten. Watson still maintained his innocence Thursday, despite what Robinson called his behavior predatory and “more outrageous than any previous assessment by the NFL” was overwhelmingly disappointing. Last week’s apology rings hollow and seems like something he did specifically to get a deal done.

title: “Agent S Take The Financial Implications Of Deshaun Watson S 11 Game Suspension Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-30” author: “Karen Friedman”

The settlement is the final resolution of the disciplinary process, ending the NFL’s appeal of the six-game suspension without a fine imposed on Watson by Sue L. Robinson, who was appointed jointly by the NFL and the NFLPA. Robinson found Watson in violation by engaging in sexual assault, conduct that poses an actual risk to the safety and well-being of another person and conduct that undermines or endangers the integrity of the NFL in her 16-page ruling. The settlement bars the NFLPA from pursuing legal remedies through the federal court system. Before the settlement, the NFL had requested an indefinite suspension where Watson could apply for reinstatement after a year from Peter C. Harvey, who had been selected by commissioner Roger Goodell to handle the appeal. The 11-game ban is the longest suspension ever handed down under the personal conduct policy for sexual misconduct. What is unknown is whether Robinson’s order to limit Watson’s massage therapy to team-approved massage therapists for the remainder of his career remains. Watson’s punishment is in line with what the NFL sought in settlement talks that took place before the Robinson decision. The NFLPA rejected the NFL’s reported offer of a 12-game suspension and a $10 million fine. Watson’s suspension takes effect Aug. 30, when NFL teams make their final cut to 53 players. According to the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, Watson will be allowed to return to team facilities and be allowed to participate in limited activities during the second half of the suspension under conditions similar to players suspended under the NFL’s policy for performance enhancing substances. On Oct. 10, the day after the Browns’ Week 5 contest against the Chargers, his permitted activities will include attending team meetings, working out one-on-one with the Browns’ strength and conditioning coach, meeting one-on-one with Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski , offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and quarterbacks coach Drew Paging and are being treated/rehabilitated by the Browns’ medical staff and coaches. Watson will be able to train during the final two weeks of the suspension, which begins on November 14. The punishment will be lifted on November 28. Watson will be eligible to play in the Browns’ Week 13 game against the Texans, Watson’s former team, on Dec. 4. His return will be in Week 13 instead of Week 12 because Cleveland has a Week 9 bye.
Many of the other NFL teams believe the fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million contract Watson signed in March as part of his trade from the Texans was structured in a way designed to minimize the financial consequences of the suspension. No pay refers to basic salary with suspensions. Watson received a $44.965 million signing bonus and his 2022 base salary of $1.035 million, the league minimum base salary in the deal. He loses $632,500 (or 11/18 of his $1.035 million 2022 base salary) after earning $57,500 each of the 18 weeks in the regular season. The Browns will receive $632,500 from 2022 in base salary waivers that Watson will not earn due to the suspension. Apparently, the $57,500 from the Week 9 bye will be treated as suspensions under the NFL substance use policy. It should be paid in equal installments for the remainder of the season after Watson serves his suspension. Watson’s contract is not costed by his 11-game suspension. His contract years will run as scheduled, meaning his deal expires after the 2026 season. His salary cap numbers from 2023 to 2026 will remain at $54.993 million ($46 million base salary and $8.993 million dollars in signing bonus ratio). If there wasn’t a settlement where Harvey gave Watson the one-year suspension the NFL called for in his contract, it would have been paid off. Essentially, Watson’s contract would have been frozen and restarted in 2023 with a toll. The 2022 contract year would be the 2023 contract year and the additional years on the contract would also be delayed by one year. Instead of Watson’s contract expiring after the 2026 season, it would expire after 2027. Although the contract would have been delayed by a year, the pro-rata signing bonus of $8.993 million per year from 2022 to 2026 would have remained intact.
None of Watson’s $44.935 million signing bonus is at risk, thanks to contract language. Watson’s salary guarantees won’t be voided either. The contract is usually void for an exhaustive list of defaults by a player. After the cancellation, the player will still have the opportunity to earn the salary that is no longer guaranteed on a non-guaranteed basis. The relevant language regarding Watson’s signing bonus is as follows:
… a suspension by the NFL solely in connection with matters disclosed in writing to the Club pursuant to Clause 42, which results in the Player being unavailable to the Club solely for games during the 2022 or 2023 NFL League Years shall not shall subject the Player to forfeiture of the Signing Bonus.” Without that language, the Browns would have been entitled to ask Watson for one-eighth of the $8.993 million signing bonus assigned to the 2022 salary cap for each week of the 18-week regular season missed by the 11-week suspension races. The Browns would be able to recoup $5,495,722 (or 11/18 of $8.993 million) from Watson. The relevant language preventing Watson from disclaiming its warranties is as follows: “…shall not constitute a failure or refusal to practice or play with the Club and the Player shall not be in default if: … (iii) the Player is suspended solely in connection with matters notified to the Club in writing pursuant to paragraph 42, which results in the player being unavailable to the Club solely for games during the 2022 or 2023 NFL League years.” The language is important because it prevents the Browns from getting out of the contract without huge consequences due to known misconduct before the trade. In other words, the Browns can’t get out of the deal because of charges stemming from the personal conduct policy suspension. In practice, the Browns would not have during the first part of the contract, if possible, after giving up first-round picks in 2022, 2023 and 2024, a fourth-round pick in 2022, a third-round pick in 2023 and a 2024 fourth-round pick. pick to get Watson and a 2024 sixth-round pick. The suspension puts to bed a 17-month ordeal that will not be easily forgotten. Watson still maintained his innocence Thursday, despite what Robinson called his behavior predatory and “more outrageous than any previous assessment by the NFL” was overwhelmingly disappointing. Last week’s apology rings hollow and seems like something he did specifically to get a deal done.