Deshaun Watson confidentially settled the lawsuit filed by a Houston-based Jane Doe, who accused him of se–al assault in September last year. The victim demanded about a million dollars in compensation. Tony Buzbee, the attorney representing Jane Doe, stated, “We have now resolved our client’s claim with Deshaun Watson,” adding that the settlement was “confidential.”

Watson was also accused of inappropriate behavior by about two dozen masseuses, and he has settled many of those cases. Despite these allegations, the Browns quarterback was not placed on the NFL’s commissioner’s exempt list and has continued to play for the team. Now, the NFL commissioner has addressed the matter further.

Unfortunately, there’s not a lot to go off of. “We’re continuing our review like we would. As you know we take the personal conduct policy seriously and so our people are working diligently at that,” Goodell mentioned in a recent media meet. While there is no further clarification from the commissioner at this point, sources suggest that the league will interview the plaintiff through her lawyer, Tony Buzbee.

The quarterback was suspended for 11 games after more than two dozen women accused him of inappropriate conduct. But him not being on the commissioner’s exempt list means that the league won’t pay him if he were ever to be suspended due to the lawsuit. That’s because Watson’s situation is a bit nuanced. The plaintiff claims to have the video evidence of Watson’s misconduct, but refused to provide it to the NFL.

Despite all the commotion, Watson tried to maintain his innocence. “I’ve always stood on my innocence and always said I’ve never assaulted anyone or disrespected anyone, and I’m continuing to stand on that,” said Watson, who also must commit to mandatory evaluation and treatment. “But at the same time, I have to continue to push forward with my life and my career. For us to be able to move forward, I have to be able to take steps and put pride to the side, and I’m going to continue to stand on my innocence and keep pushing forward, and I’ve always stood on not disrespecting or sexual assaulting anyone.”

Since he’s not been charged with a crime, the league has no obligation to pay him. Regardless of the judgement against Watson, one thing is for sure, the Cleveland Browns made a bad transaction when they gave Watson a fully guaranteed $230 million contract and they have been paying the price for the last couple of years. The Browns are 1-5 under Watson this season and things just don’t seem to get better.

While the NFL will take some time to decide it’s next course of action, it hasn’t stopped other prevalent personalities in the football sphere to comment on the QBs situation.

Former NFL GM is tired of the Browns’ “sunk cost fallacy”

It’s confusing to see the Cleveland Browns give away Joe Flacco, who took them to the playoffs last year. The journeyman quarterback threw for 1,616 yards in five games, whereas Watson struggled to cross 1,000 in five games. Michael Lombardi gave his take on the situation and pointed out how Browns have tons of analysts who are trying to justify Watson’s performance.

“To me the Cleveland Browns have advertised that their whole front office is analytical based. Andrew Barry is an analytical guy. Paul DePodesta, the President of the team has no background in football at all, he’s an analytical guy. Well, I don’t know how you can promote analytics and say Deshaun Watson is your starting quarterback,” Lombardi said on a TMZSports Show.

The former NFL GM thinks Watson is “terrible” and pointed out how he’s only played 17 games for the Browns since he’s been there. He further clarified how the Browns won’t admit that they are wrong and dubbed their actions as “sunk cost fallacy.” Per the host, the Browns locker room showed Joe Flacco love, and it might not be the same for Deshaun Watson.

The Cleveland team recently lost to the Philadelphia Eagles and Watson hasn’t strayed from his disappointing performance yet. It really seems like it’ll go downhill from here. Do you see the Cleveland Browns’ situation getting better anytime soon? Let us know below.