EXPOSED! | How The NFL Rigged the Game against Deshaun Watson (VL699)

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Former Houston Texans Quarterback Deshaun Watson has been through both the American criminal and civil legal systems, but nowhere was the deck stacked quite so highly against him than it was respect to the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell.

What did his union (the NFLPA) agree to in respect of disciplinary proceedings and why should every NFL player be concerned with how this action is likely to be concluded? And why do concerns about process not end simply because the person is "bad"?

With all this smoke and mirrors Roger Goodell might as well be called David Copperfield...in Virtual Legality.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:49 Background (Lawsuits and Grand Juries)
05:31 The NFL - Policies and CBA
11:18 The Disciplinary Officer
19:32 Watson's Alleged Predatory Conduct
22:18 Factual Findings
35:21 Disciplinary Determination
46:11 Appealing Appeals
47:43 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

ARTICLES
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31081473/massage-therapists-sue-houston-texans-qb-deshaun-watson-calls-allegations-baseless
https://www.nfl.com/news/second-texas-grand-jury-declines-to-indict-browns-qb-deshaun-watson-on-criminal
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2022/06/28/deshaun-watson-faces-nfl-disciplinary-hearing-suspension-likely/7749365001/?gnt-cfr=1
https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/08/03/nfl-appealing-deshaun-watsons-six-game-suspension
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/05/understanding-the-nfls-new-process-for-imposing-discipline-under-personal-conduct-policy/

LAW
https://www.medlinfirm.com/blog/the-role-of-a-grand-jury-and-how-jurors-are-selected/
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/probable_cause
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.22.htm#22.011
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/docs/pe/htm/pe.21.htm

PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY
https://nflcommunications.com/Documents/2018%20Policies/2018%20Personal%20Conduct%20Policy.pdf

CBA (ARTICLE 46)
https://overthecap.com/collective-bargaining-agreement/article/46

TWEET
https://twitter.com/NFLPA/status/1553889675282112513

DISCIPLINARY OFFICER DECISION
https://www.outkick.com/wp-content/uploads/deshaun-watson-decision-nfl.pdf

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