The league has looked for contrition in determining its discipline of players accused of conduct violations. Deshaun Watson’s insistence that he did nothing wrong undermined its attempt at rehabbing his image.
Tag: Football
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Watson Suspended 11 Games and Fined $5 Million in Sexual Misconduct Case
The N.F.L. was seeking a yearlong suspension, but reached a settlement with the quarterback after an arbitrator recommended a six-game penalty.
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More Black Former N.F.L. Players Eligible for Concussion Payouts
Tests for dementia were rescored under the N.F.L.’s concussion settlement to avoid race-based criteria.
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At Least 4 Players on Alabama’s ’60s Football Teams Had CTE
At least four fixtures of Alabama’s great teams of the 1960s had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., at their deaths. Researchers expect it in other players, too.