After many months, the NFL has closed its investigation into sexual assault allegations made against Browns QB Deshaun Watson.
The NFL has closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. The league has been reviewing the case for months, trying to determine whether Watson should be punished. 'The matter is closed,' league spokesman Brian McCarthy said Friday in an email to The Associated Press. 'There was insufficient evidence to support a finding of a violation of the personal conduct policy.
She was seeking more than $1 million in damages before the sides reached a confidential settlement. Watson strongly denied the allegations through his attorney, Rusty Hardin. The 29-year-old Watson suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon rupture in October. He's been rehabbing the injury in hopes of returning next season. The Browns still owe Watson $46 million in each of the next two seasons after they signed him to a fully guaranteed $230 million contract that has backfired.
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