On Aug. 1, the NFL informed Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson that he will be suspended for six games after being accused of sexual misconduct.

In legal cases filed by 25 women, Watson has been accused of sexual misconduct. Watson settled 20 of the lawsuits in June, then on August 1, he settled three more.

Watson is also required to have all of his massages performed by Browns team therapists as part of his punishment.

Discipline officer Sue Robinson’s 15-page finding concluded that despite Watson’s violation of the personal conduct standard, there was not enough evidence to suspend him for more than six games. The NFL was seeking a one-year suspension for Watson, according to the Washington Post.

Despite having three days to appeal Robinson’s ruling, the NFLPA stated on July 30 that they will not be doing so.

“Every player, owner, business partner and stakeholder deserves to know that our process is legitimate and will not be tarnished based on the whims of the League office,” the NFLPA said in a statement on Twitter. “This is why, regardless of [Robinson’s] decision, Deshaun and the NFLPA will stand by her ruling and we call on the NFL to do the same.”

Watson can play again on October 23, 2022, when the Baltimore Ravens visit the Indianapolis Colts.

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Tim Anderson, a shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, took exception to Josh Donaldson calling him “Jackie,” a racial slur considered “racist” by manager Tony La Russa after the game.

After the game, Donaldson admitted to calling Anderson “Jackie” in the first inning, a tribute to Jackie Robinson. He also said he was  s incerely sorry for any harm done. Anderson, a Black player, stated after the game that he was offended by the remark.

“He just made a disrespectful comment,” Anderson said. “Basically he was trying to call me Jackie Robinson. ‘What’s up, Jackie?’ I don’t play like that. I don’t really play at all. I wasn’t really going to bother nobody today, but he made the comment and you know it was disrespectful and I don’t think it was called for. It was unnecessary.”

In a 2019 interview with Sports Illustrated, Anderson stated he felt like “today’s Jackie Robinson,” saying he’s “coming to a point where I need to alter the game.” Donaldson, who is white, said the “Jackie” comment was in reference to Donaldson’s whiteness.

On Saturday, Donaldson admitted that it was a joke he’d made with Anderson in the past.

Our sources say that Major League Baseball is investigating and speaking to all of the pertinent parties involved in the case.

As the teams left the field in the third inning, Donaldson was yelling at Anderson as he neared second base. Aaron Boone took Donaldson, the previous AL MVP in his first season with the Yankees, off the field, while third-base coach Joe McEwing led off Anderson, an All-Star shortstop.

That’s all I’m going to say, Donaldson. He made a racist remark.” La Russa said, “That’s as strong as it gets.”

Yes, I agree with La Russa,” Anderson responded in response to the question. Same. 

Donaldson told reporters that he would be willing to meet with Anderson to discuss the situation after telling his teammates his version of events.

“My meaning of that is not any term trying to be racist by any fact of the matter,” Donaldson said. “Obviously, he deemed it disrespectful. And look, if he did, I apologize. That’s not what I was trying to do by any manner and that’s what happened.”

When Anderson objected to Donaldson’s forceful tag on May 13 in Chicago, the Yankees and White Sox had their benches cleared.

During the game, Donaldson stated he was “trying to alleviate” any tension that may have arisen when the players first came into contact.

Yasmani Grandal, the White Sox catcher, stood up from his crouch in the fifth inning of Saturday’s game and began berating Donaldson as he neared the plate. As relievers streamed onto the field and the benches began to empty, the screaming continued, with La Russa hollering at Donaldson.

“Believe me, you don’t want me to tell you guys what I told him,” Grandal said to reporters.

In spite of the efforts of Jose Abreu and Gavin Sheets to control him, Anderson kept yelling at Donaldson. Donaldson struck out after a few warnings were issued by the umpires.

“I’ve heard… some rumors about it,” said Boone of the event. “I need to find out what’s going on.”

isthatporkstake; Some people need an invitation to the party of common sense while others don’t need an invitation at all. Josh Donaldson is learning the hard way that whatever reason why he said what he said, his timing, cadence, and delivery were off. How do we know that? cause it wasn’t funny to Tim Anderson. Now Josh has to deal with the unnecessary but necessary accolades of being labeled a racist and anything else that comes with that territory. The hard lesson for anyone reading this is “we got to remember to respect people at all times even when we don’t want to”. But even deeper than that, we gotta be better humans, better people, better examples. Though it seems there was a lot of under the surface unfinished stuff going on here, that still gives Josh no right to do what he did under any circumstances. Kids are not the only thing watching. Life is.

What’s your take on Josh Taylor and Tim Anderson’s match made in heaven?

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