Watson may be placed on paid leave.

[Newbie]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/22/will-nfl-place-deshaun-watson-on-paid-leave/
With each additional allegation against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, it becomes more and more difficult to downplay or explain away the situation. Thirteen women and counting have accused Watson of sexual assault during massages. More may soon file suit. It’s becoming a more and more significant distraction for the league, the Texans, and Watson — especially since Watson’s team has done hardly anything to push back against these charges.

And so the question becomes whether the NFL eventually will push Watson out. Out of the league, until all cases are resolved. At some point, the sheer volume of the allegations overpowers the situation. With 13 cases filed and up to nine more expected, will the NFL exercise its broad power to place Watson on the Commissioner-Exempt list?

That would have significant consequences for Watson, and for the Texans. Watson would be barred from practicing or playing. The Texans, however, would be required to pay Watson his salary — more than $10 million in 2021.

The question then would become whether the Texans would simply cut Watson to avoid owing him salary that he wouldn’t be allowed to earn.

The mere possibility of paid leave turns the entire relationship between player and team on its head. Before last Tuesday, Watson wanted nothing to do with the Texans. Now, remaining on the Texans could be Watson’s only path to getting paid in 2021.

If the Texans were to cut him, would anyone sign him? Maybe a team would roll the dice on the possibility that, eventually, it will have a franchise quarterback on the roster. When will that be, however, and what will be the cost?

Beyond the financial expenditure, signing Watson at this point will create a major P.R. hit, unless and until Watson’s P.R. team finds a way to counter the damage that has been done to his overall image in just six days.

With each passing day, it’s getting worse instead of better. At some point, it could get so bad that Watson won’t be on the field until all of these claims are behind him, and until he has served whatever suspension the league decides to impose.

[Newbie]

3 minutes ago, jackson113 said:

Watson threads need to be redirected to NFL forum, its getting ridiculous. 

Yeah, I’m a newbie obviously. The good news is if he’s put on the exempt list or paid leave you probably won’t see any more threads about him. 

[raleigh-panther]

41 minutes ago, jackson113 said:

Watson threads need to be redirected to NFL forum, its getting ridiculous. 

You like to state this over and over again obviously 

Watson has been linked to the Panthers, you know this, and it’s the only reason people are talking about it. 

 it’s an evolving situation. Threads will be created.

As the saying goes ‘you can bypass a thread without comment and go on with your life’

[Smithers]

47 minutes ago, jackson113 said:

Watson threads need to be redirected to NFL forum, its getting ridiculous. 

It’s really not that hard to keep scrolling if a topic doesn’t interest you.  

[joemac]

LOL wow. Dude is fuging DONE. Done. Any pipe dream we had of obtaining this sleezebag is over. 22 women did not make up stories against Deshaun Watson. I’m not one to jump to conclusions but this poo is bordering on the absurd. It’s a wrap.

[Monrowed]

1 minute ago, joemac said:

LOL wow. Dude is fuging DONE. Done. Any pipe dream we had of obtaining this sleezebag is over. 22 women did not make up stories against Deshaun Watson. I’m not one to jump to conclusions but this poo is bordering on the absurd. It’s a wrap.

As crazy as it is, the same teams still want him! Why, with these accusations, would they still be interested?

[Tbe]

52 minutes ago, jackson113 said:

Watson threads need to be redirected to NFL forum, its getting ridiculous. 

It’s the off season. Different rules.

[Newbie]

4 minutes ago, Monrowed said:

As crazy as it is, the same teams still want him! Why, with these accusations, would they still be interested?

For all we know his agent or the Texans are the “source” claiming teams like us want him. Or we’ll take him but at a lower price. 

[joemac]

5 minutes ago, Monrowed said:

As crazy as it is, the same teams still want him! Why, with these accusations, would they still be interested?

I wish I knew man.

[therealmjl]

58 minutes ago, jackson113 said:

Watson threads need to be redirected to NFL forum, its getting ridiculous. 

If they're moved, are you going to just sit in that forum and continue to enter every single thread?

[Waldo]

4 minutes ago, Monrowed said:

As crazy as it is, the same teams still want him! Why, with these accusations, would they still be interested?

Because they are desperate and finding good QBs is hard. And none of that is football so there is a hope they can get him until it's no longer an option.

53 minutes ago, Newbie said:

Yeah, I’m a newbie obviously. The good news is if he’s put on the exempt list or paid leave you probably won’t see any more threads about him. 

You must be a newbie because those are bad odds here.

 

Either way, we need to focus on the draft because Watson is going to be tied up in court for a long while, regardless of what any of us thinks. Until that is wrapped up he isn't a viable option for any team.

[Newbie]

1 minute ago, Waldo said:

Because they are desperate and finding good QBs is hard. And none of that is football so there is a hope they can get him until it's no longer an option.

You must be a newbie because those are bad odds here.

 

Either way, we need to focus on the draft because Watson is going to be tied up in court for a long while, regardless of what any of us thinks. Until that is wrapped up he isn't a viable option for any team.

Let’s hope Fitterer and Rhule know that. Throw in Mr. Tepper as well if he is actually involved in football decisions. 

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

36 minutes ago, Monrowed said:

As crazy as it is, the same teams still want him! Why, with these accusations, would they still be interested?

I'd throw a day 3 pick for him, but other than that, nah.

[rayzor]

3 hours ago, jackson113 said:

Watson threads need to be redirected to NFL forum, its getting ridiculous. 

It's the off-season. This forum is typically general NFL this time of year. It's fine. Don't like the Watson threads? Don't open them. Want something other than Watson threads? Start creating some more panther related threads.

Btw, the Watson story is panther related considering our interest.