Mary Kay continuing to carry Watson's water..........pointing to Watson's willingness to undergo counseling should be a mitigating circumstance for the League's decision for punishment. Mary Kay, you might want to read what you printed about what type of counseling he sought........counseling that only benefits his mental state as pertains to stepping back on the field as sharp as possible..........nothing that acknowledges his perversions and how they have affected his "victims." Of course that would make perfect sense to you, Mary Kay and your QB...........since he has never done anthing wrong.
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Deshaun Watson, in settling and getting counseling, is showing the NFL he’s willing to do the work: Browns Takeaways
Published: Jun. 21, 2022, 8:30 p.m.
By
Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Over the past two weeks, Deshaun Watson has shown the NFL he’s willing to do the work to move forward from the his off-the-field issues and resume his NFL career.
If the league sees enough effort and willingness from Watson, it could be a mitigating factor in his discipline, which could be handed down in the next week or two. According to the collectively bargained Personal Conduct Policy, the NFL will take into account a player’s actions in the aftermath of the alleged wrongdoing.
“In determining discipline, both aggravating and mitigating factors may be considered,’’ the policy reads. “Reference also may be made to requirements to seek ongoing counseling, treatment, or therapy where appropriate as well as the imposition of enhanced supervision, which upon satisfactory compliance would serve to mitigate the discipline otherwise imposed.’’
Last week, Watson acknowledged for the first time that he’s seeking counseling in the wake of more than 24 female massage therapists accusing him of sexual misconduct during appointments mostly in 2020 and 2021.
On Tuesday, he reached confidential settlements in 20 of the 24 civil suits against him, and is prepared to try to clear his name in the other four cases if it comes to that.
“It’s been a long year and half, I can say that,’’ Watson said last week during mandatory minicamp. “Personally, it’s been tough. And since I came here and since I became a Cleveland Brown, I’ve been able to use all the resources that this organization has.
Been able to start using counseling and talking with someone just to make sure that my mental is straight and so I can be prepared to walk on this field and be as sharp as I possibly can.
“And I’m going to continue to do that, be the best person and grow as an individual, grow as a human being, and just be able to be the best citizen, best person that I can be outside this field, and also when I walk out of this building, be the best teammate and player that I can be.’’
The settlements came a week after Watson repeated that he didn’t want to do it.
“I just want to clear my name and be able to let the facts and the legal procedures continue to play out,’’ he said last week.
Ultimately, he decided it was the best way to begin to move ahead.
The decision to seek counseling was also a departure from his introductory press conference March 25th, in which he said he didn’t need it because he didn’t do anything wrong. Whether he believes he’s innocent or not, Watson should benefit from therapy, and it could have an impact on the NFL’s decision.
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