The league can more strictly penalize players for sexual assault involving coercion or threats, and its discipline can take into account patterns of conduct, after a judge who oversaw Watson’s hearing cited the policy’s limits.
Category: Football
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Garrett Wilson Can Be a Key to Aaron Rodgers’s Jets Success
Garrett Wilson broke out in his rookie season as the dynamic receiver the Jets have long lacked. Now he’s reminding Aaron Rodgers of a productive partnership from the past.
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With a Temporary Contract Fix, Saquon Barkley and the Giants Get Back to Business
Barkley, the Giants running back, attended training camp after a last-minute, one-year deal ended talk that he would sit out. He and the team’s rush-heavy offense are still figuring out how much they need one another.
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Johnny Lujack, a Star Quarterback at Notre Dame, Dies at 98
He took the Irish to three national championships in the 1940s, won the Heisman Trophy in 1947 and then had a stellar (if brief) stint with the Chicago Bears.
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With Aaron Rodgers, Jets Enter Era of Expectation
Adding Rodgers, the star quarterback, to a team with young talent and a strong defense has players eyeing the Super Bowl. It is a big jump for a franchise that has missed the past 12 postseasons.
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N.F.L. Says Snyder Sexually Harassed Employee, Withheld League Revenue
Daniel Snyder will pay $60 million in restitution after a league investigation found that he sexually harassed a female employee and improperly withheld revenue when he owned the Washington Commanders.
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NFL Approves $6 Billion Deal for Washington Commanders
Josh Harris will buy the Washington franchise for a record $6.05 billion from Snyder, who faced sexual harassment allegations, decades of losing and public pressure to change the team’s name and logo.
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Saquon Barkley and Giants Cannot Agree to Long-Term Deal
The team and Barkley, a two-time Pro Bowl running back, missed an N.F.L. deadline Monday with training camp just over a week away.
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ChiefsAholic, Kansas City Superfan, Charged in $70,000 Bank Theft
Federal prosecutors accused Xaviar Babudar, a Kansas City Chiefs fan known as ChiefsAholic, of committing a string of bank robberies across the Midwest.
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Northwestern Fires Pat Fitzgerald, Football Coach, Amid Hazing Allegations
An investigation found that players had participated in widespread hazing for years, fostering a punishing culture.
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How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality
The superstar quarterback is among the celebrities dealing with the fallout from the crypto crash. Others, like Taylor Swift, escaped.
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Darren Drozdov, a Former Pro Wrestler, Dies at 54
Mr. Drozdov, a former N.F.L. football player known as Droz and Puke, had his pro wrestling career cut short by an injury in the ring in 1999 that left him quadriplegic.