Deshaun Watson has been suspended for six games, or put another way: eight or nine pass attempts for each woman who says he harassed or assaulted her. Think about that. Oh, you rubbed your genitals on a massage therapist trying to do her job? You’ll have to sit out the two-minute drill at the end of the first half. It’s a piddling punishment, and it reinforces what has been clear since the Browns made him the face of their franchise last winter: The job of holding Watson responsible is ours.
These allegations should stick to Watson for the rest of his career. It’s up to journalists, analysts and fans with a conscience to see him not just as Deshaun Watson, star quarterback, but as Deshaun Watson, star quarterback who has been sued by 24 women and settled with 23 of them. It is his cross to bear. Make him bear it.
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