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Madeline Coleman

Why June 30 Is a Key Date in Watson’s Sexual Misconduct Cases

Editors’ note: This story contains accounts of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or at https://www.rainn.org.

Two of the many questions facing the NFL and Browns are whether Deshaun Watson will play this season and when fans will know the answer. 

Cleveland traded for Watson in March and signed him to a five-year contract worth a guaranteed $230 million. But there’s a twist to the highest guaranteed contract ever—a clause was built into the contract where Watson will lose only $55,556 for every game he’s suspended this season. 

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