This. Bottom line, the NFLPA specifically negotiated the appeals process when it agreed to the CBA; the NFL has no right to appeal on liability, only on punishment (meaning that if the arbitrator says "not guilty" they can't appeal to Goodell, but if she says "guilty, 4 games ...
https://twitter.com/AndrewBrandt/status/1553913145860685824
they can go to Goodell and have Goodell adjust the punishment to whatever he wants).
What the NFLPA and #Watson are signaling is they expect Robinson to find he violated the NFL's personal conduct policy but to give him a slap on the wrist
What the NFLPA and #Watson are signaling is they expect Robinson to find he violated the NFL's personal conduct policy but to give him a slap on the wrist
As I said a week or two ago, that's the NFL's worst nightmare, and they're just not going to leave a slap on the wrist alone, especially not when it will likely be based on "you didn't punish owners and FO people harshly enough when they violated the policy"
Which is why the NFLPA and Watson are starting to play the PR game. They want a groundswell of public opinion on the "it's not fair to punish him harshly when you let Dan Snyder/Bob Kraft/Etc. off lightly"
Guess what? That may well be true.
It's still no excuse for letting a serial sex pest back on the field any time soon. And Robinson's finding is likely to conclude that Watson is a serial sex pest
It's still no excuse for letting a serial sex pest back on the field any time soon. And Robinson's finding is likely to conclude that Watson is a serial sex pest
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