Deshaun Watson returns to the NFL this week, after serving an 11-game suspension and showing no contrition. Twenty-nine women have publicly shared accounts of sexual assault or harassment by Watson. The NFL responded by handing him a suspension, and the Browns responded by handing him their team. Cleveland traded three first-round picks for Watson. They signed him to a fully guaranteed $230 million contract. They have invested in him and defended him to a degree that is disturbing and gross, and it raises the question: What should Browns fans with a conscience do now?
It’s one thing to love the sinner. It’s quite another to wear his name on your back and scream joyfully when he does his job well.
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