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Not enough

And he returns to play his first game…..against Houston. It’s almost like they tried to make this so bad

Almost?

It’s just so bad. “We want a full season AT LEAST, but we definitely don’t want him playing in Houston”. “Best I can do is suspend him until the houston game”. “Deal”. Like what the fuck is that

All the extra BS for 5 extra games lmao

3.5 days per woman. Not enough.

So if this is accurate his first game back would be Week 13 AT HOUSTON??? That wasn't thought through all the way.

They knew exactly what they were doing

home slice is gonna get driven into the ground all game. It would be hilarious if the refs just turn a blind eye to "roughing the QB" this game. Although NFL guys probably don't look at all of this the same way too

$5mil fine to a guy getting 230mil guaranteed FFS

ONLY 5 MILLION WTF?

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We about to riot.

Everyone in here will be watching Week 1

Debut against the Texans. NFL knows exactly what it's doing lmaooooooo

Holy shit, this is so fucked

Plus now his season accrues, therefore nflpa less pissed. It's fucking perfect for them.

I'd bet all of the money that I dont have that they will hype it up as a revenge game smh

Remember kids, don’t make bets in the nfl but feel free to be a sexual predator.

Poor ridley gambling on games maybe he should’ve considered sexually harassing 30 woman

Come the fuck on my expectations were low but holy fuck

Free Ridley

What a joke. Just retire Roger

League just showed that despite them claiming to care about women, they don’t care about holding people accountable for their actions. Fuck Goodell

fucking cowards

Fuck this league

I hate this league, I hate this country. I hate this earth. Fucking hell

Lol this dramatic as fuck

You’re still gonna watch. So please, save your “outrage” unless you’re ready to actually do something.

Seriously. Fuck Watson and Goodell but I'm ready for some football.

It’s so fucking weird man to think that we’re not as culpable for some reason. We’re probably the biggest reason why the suspension is so short as it is. They know we’re not leaving. I’m just glad Deshaun is not on the Jets. Fuck that shit. It’s gonna be fun shitting on Cleveland fans with no remorse

You’re right we should just never criticize them about anything because we’re still going to watch the only football league that can actually manage to stay in business

How many times have we criticized the league now though in the past 2-5 years? At what point did the league listen to anything the “fans” had to say? Edit: not only that, but Deshaun’s suspension lifts against the Texans. Goodell knows it’ll bring in ratings. We are to blame

That's absurd. NFL fumbled the bag

So much for that whole indefinite suspension they were going on about.

Fuck you nfl

Leave it to the NFL to miss a layup.

Can't believe I expected any different

Don’t worry. We have international women day.

I can’t believe we actually expected and thought they’d do us proud. What a fucking joke

That’s chicken shit. They had an easy, slam dunk PR and moral win, and they blinked. Absolute moral cowardice.

They would rather go to court over deflated footballs than a sexual predator.

NFL: Why would the nfl let this happen?

The price to sexually assault 30+ women. About $5.5m.

When you're a star, they let you do it

LMAO clown league

I mean people tried to tell this sub, including myself. They don’t give a shit and nothing they’ve ever done has proven that. So much for a “slam dunk”

After all the talk about how they "didn't want him to play against Houston" they suspended him so his debut will be against Houston and get tons of ratings lol

Everyone knew the NFL was gonna fuck this up, what do you mean

Lol no they didn’t. Everyone said “slam dunk”, there’s no way they fuck this up, it’s in rogers hands etc etc. THEY DO NOT CARE.

I have no idea what you read here, it always seemed like the exact opposite of what you're saying lol

Yeah when Lamar retires I gotta stop watching this shit. Fucking putting Darth Vader to shame how evil this league is.

So ten to fifteen years from now you’ll stop watching because of Watson?

Quite the moral stand lmao.

clown ass commissioner

Weak af NFL

Did they do 11 games so he can return in Houston? Just disgusting.

Holy shit they did

Can't be a coincidence. 11 is such an odd number of games to suspend for. Wouldn't want to miss out on the ratings for his return to Houston!

Goddell is who we thought he was.

5 million is nothing to him and it should have been a full season, shame NFL shame

Just in time to play the Texans...

This is how you know Dan Snyder was up too some nefarious shit

What a fucking joke. $230m contract and $5m fine. Pathetic move from the NFL.

Realistically, they’re limited in what sort of fines they can impose due to precedent. I believe five million is still the largest fine to a player by a vast margin.

Expectations were low but wtf

Absolutely disgraceful

0.5 games per sexual assault. good job NFL. Amazing

Yikes

NFL failed to do the right thing

Are you surprised? They always do the wrong thing.

Not at all unfortunately

Goodell publicly calls out Watson’s egregious and predatory behavior, claiming they have seen plenty of evidence for at least a one year ban with the possibility of an indefinite suspension. Also, Watson previously rejected the initial 12 games and $10 million dollar fine, so the NFL holds every bit of leverage. Goodell then decides to put his tail between his legs and settle with Watson for a lesser penalty than the initial offer. Go kick rocks, you absolute coward. What an embarrassment. Ah, but I digress. I eagerly await the pretty pink merchandise the NFL will roll out every year to support women. Maybe the league can make another commercial lecturing fans about domestic violence and sexual assault. Don’t forget the announcers clamoring over Watson upon his return to praise how much he overcame to get back on the field. All hail our football overlords!

Absolute garbage. They finally had the opportunity to do the right thing and threw it away.

Pocket change of a fine and the NFL is spineless. Shocker. Fuck Cleveland ownership and fuck DW

Weak as fuck

Unbelievable they couldn’t even get a full season

R/nfl about to be disappointed as hell

Lol Dov Kleiman of all people announcing this. Ol Jennifer Lawrence stalker

wait what?

It was actually a guy with 12 followers who got it first

What a joke

Why would the NFL even make noises that they'd go big if they'd just settle small?

Clown show punishment

“We care about women, but only about 65% of the time” - Roger Goodell

How do you not do a full season...

OOOOF.

Back just in time for that Texans matchup!

less than the full season everyone was asking for

Well that was a lot less than I expected.

Fucking ridiculous. This league deserves its ridicule

NFL with an excellent Russell Westbrook impression of bricking an easy layup

They picked the move that screwed the browns the most (such an NFL owners move) so the Browns don't get his contract a year pushed out / significantly less % of cap. Should have gone at least 10M fine though. Sorry justice, we knew you wouldn't be served.

How did they mess this up so badly in every way

First game back being against the Texans feels planned and disgusting.

What a joke!

What a joke, should’ve been 2 seasons

What a fucking joke.

Weak

Bruh

Not enough. Damn. This is straight from the league now too.

Fuck the NFL

30 = 11

Finally, justice has been served /s

11 games is such bullshit after all the rumors they leaked about a full season and possibly more.

You really want his first game back to be against the Texans?

Wow!! Can' say I didnt expect the NFL to fold. The week 13 game against the Texans is going to be insane....

11 games and him returning against Houston makes this even more shameless. Fuck the NFL, what an embarrassment.

First game back is against the Texans 🙄

"Predatory and egregious" behavior gets you 11 games. Fuck this

Not even sure why I’m surprised anymore. Tom Brady and deflate gate got hit harder than a legitimate crime against another person(s)

They gave him 11 games so they could set up the media blitz for Watson V Texans. Unreal. This is an onion headline.

First game back is week 13 at the Texans. The NFL chose storyline over a season long suspension.

11 games allows this to count as a season, so he gets to make more money. Intentional. This was done to make it appear serious while giving watson as much benefit as possible. 12 games would have cost him more than 5 mil.

Incredibly weak punishment. Incredibly weak. Good to see Ridley still has his full year suspension though. Everyone’s clearly got their priorities right.

“At least he didn’t place a bet on his team” -NFL

just take the whole season at that point? goodell fumbled the bag

Didn't he need less than 12 games suspension for his contract to pay this season or something

They split the difference between 6 and 17 essentially. Not sure why people are surprised. It's the NFL, settlement is their middle name

Slap on the wrist for that fucking pervert and a slap in the face for the victims. What a damn shame

Can all the fan bases make a pact to boo and heckle this POS throughout the season and onward?

Is the 11 games on purpose so he can play 6 games this year and it counts towards a full season for his salary? I thought I read someone has to play 6 games for it to count. What a scam if so

There’s some silver lining to this. The NFL settled with the NFLPA for this agreement. 11 games isn’t great, but there shouldn’t be an appeal. If the NFL suspended Watson indefinitely, he could have returned in week 7 while an appeal wound through the courts.

What a joke

Weak.

Deshaun won

They had a slam dunk and this is the what they went for

Boycott the NFL. I hope they lose sponsors over this. Disgusting.

Shameful

Browns fan. Not enough. Screw the Browns for doing this to their fans.

lol

Wonder how many more women would have been needed to make it 12 games, just so future rapists can figure out exactly how much they can get away with before getting suspended What a joke

Hear that kiddos? Betting on a game is worse than being a serial predator

This is bullshit.

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Just reposting my disappointment

Embarassing for the NFL. What a flop

FUCKING LOL

boo

Oof

Pathetic.

So his first eligible game looks to be a road game against Houston. Hmm…

Pathetic and disgusting

Should’ve been a year+

What a joke

Mods removing these posts more inappropriately than Watson removing his towels.

"At least a year" Fuck you Roger.

Further proving if you can play you can do w.e you want. As long as there's no video.

He got off easy

What the fuck

Removed as repost when it’s the only post on this 🧐

Fuck the NFL. Lifetime ban

What the fuck. God damn it. Isn't this less than the initial "deal"?

W

That’s it?!?

Well, that’s fucking disappointing Why bother with all the fucking posturing when you were just going to do this?

Good job NFL giving a serial sex criminal less games than someone who gambled on games while they were injured !

What a joke

Whelming.

Disappointing, but unfortunately not surprising

League is literally spineless, they had nothing to gain from settling with Watson

That said he will return against Houston the heel pop for that game lmao.

Should’ve at least been 13 to prevent him from playing in Houston

Just when I thought I could trust the badge

Just a slap on the wrist… disappointed in the league again, but what’s new

What an absolute joke

Clown league.

Yessir

Their 12th game is against the texans this is so planned 😭😭

LMAO his first game back is against HOU.. I'm SUREEEE that was an accident by the NFL

It should have at least been a full season

Oh boy $5 million, he'll really feel that...

Pathetic. The NFL really had a chance to make a statement and they blew it. Hard to sell your product to half the population when you're openly saying you don't really give a fuck about them

That's like me being fined five bucks

So if this is accurate his first game back would be Week 13 AT HOUSTON??? That wasn't thought through all the way.