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Roger Goodell: NFL Still Gathering Info On Deshaun Watson Lawsuits

Oct 26, 2021 8:59 PM

Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the league owners meetings that the NFL doesn't yet have enough information about the 22 civil lawsuits that have been filed against Deshaun Watson for inappropriate sexual behavior to make a decision on potential discipline, and that the information they do have is not enough to convince the league to place Watson on the commissioner's exempt list.

"Obviously, the police have been investigating, and we don't have access to all of that information at this point in time," Goodell said. "We pride ourselves on not interfering in that and in being as cooperative as we can in order to get all the facts. I think that process is still ongoing."

Watson has been showing up at the team facility every day since the start of training camp, but the team has been content to leave him on the inactive list for each of its seven regular-season games so far.

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NFL Won't Release Report On WFT Despite Mounting Pressure

Oct 26, 2021 8:58 PM

Roger Goodell doubled down on the NFL's decision to not disclose the results of its investigation into the workplace culture with the Washington Football Team.

"We're very conscious of making sure we're protecting those who came forward," Goodell said after six hours of NFL owners meetings in midtown Manhattan. "That was a very high priority."

The investigation has come under fire again in recent weeks after some of the emails unearthed in the process became public, resulting in the resignation of Jon Gruden. 

"I do think he's been held accountable," Goodell said of Daniel Snyder. "More importantly, steps were put in place to make sure it doesn't happen again."

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