Deshaun Watson trade now as unlikely as ever...

[LinvilleGorge]

6 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

For a guy who's in danger of going on the exempt list?

It's bizarre that he's not already on it.

[Ricky Spanish]

14 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It's bizarre that he's not already on it.

Hasn't been charged with anything yet. It's all been a civil case so far. The MOMENT he is charged, he goes to the exempt list. 

[Moo Daeng]

15 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said:

Hasn't been charged with anything yet. It's all been a civil case so far. The MOMENT he is charged, he goes to the exempt list. 

There is plenty of precedent for placing players without criminal charges on the list.

[pantherclaw]

And the stupidity continues.  

[Ricky Spanish]

21 minutes ago, Moo Daeng said:

There is plenty of precedent for placing players without criminal charges on the list.

Not being a dick, genuinely asking, who has been placed on it without criminal charges or video evidence of a potential crime?

[w280sax]

I think if the texans were giving any indication that they would play him, he would be on the exempt list. The fact that he is not playing anyway is letting the nfl not act for now.

 

[joemac]

No matter. We are a GEQBUS team now. We don’t need some scrub like Deshaun Watson. 

[LinvilleGorge]

10 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said:

Not being a dick, genuinely asking, who has been placed on it without criminal charges or video evidence of a potential crime?

Giants kicker Josh Brown. He didn't face criminal domestic violence charges but the NFL's investigation landed him on the commissioner's exempt list anyway. I'm pretty sure Saints' LB Jonathan Vilma had his bountygate suspension overturned by arbitration and Goodell was like fug that, to the exempt list you go.

The way it's written, they can exempt list damn near anyone for "conduct detrimental to the game" and how are you gonna fight that? Who determines what that actually means? I would argue that Byron Bell's play in the field was detrimental to the game. Why wasn't he in the exempt list? LOL!

[stirs]

For the whole D Watson situation, I do not see a happy ending

[markbm62]

I really don’t know what to think about his situation anymore, but you can’t build a team around an uncertainty like this, especially at his position.

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Giants kicker Josh Brown. He didn't face criminal domestic violence charges but the NFL's investigation landed him on the commissioner's exempt list anyway. I'm pretty sure Saints' LB Jonathan Vilma had his bountygate suspension overturned by arbitration and Goodell was like fug that, to the exempt list you go.

The way it's written, they can exempt list damn near anyone for "conduct detrimental to the game" and how are you gonna fight that? Who determines what that actually means? I would argue that Byron Bell's play in the field was detrimental to the game. Why wasn't he in the exempt list? LOL!

Roethlisberger too

[Varking]

11 hours ago, SizzleBuzz said:

There are only 2 NFL "franchise QB's" under the age of 30...

https://clutchpoints.com/texans-rumors-deshaun-watson-trade-now-as-unlikely-as-ever/

 

You use Chrome or one of the forks like Brave Browser?

[onmyown]

2 hours ago, Ricky Spanish said:

Not being a dick, genuinely asking, who has been placed on it without criminal charges or video evidence of a potential crime?

Rothlisburger.

[top dawg]

4 hours ago, CBDellinger said:

I dont think they can just sit him indefinitely?  At some point he's gonna file a grievance with the union.

I think he will be gone by week 4 tho...  There's gonna be a team with playoff hopes that loses their starter in the first few weeks of the season that'll be willing to pony up more than what anyones offered so far. 

I was under the impression that he doesn't want to play for them anymore. He'll sit, be quiet, and make his money.