Roger Goodell pushes for full-season ban for Deshaun Watson

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The NFL's appeal of the six-game suspension imposed on Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is one of the main challenges that the league is currently dealing with.

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According to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns should receive tougher discipline for his "egregious" and "predatory" actions.

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Goodell discussed the NFL's appeal of Watson's suspension handed down by former federal judge Sue L. Robinson at an owners meeting in Minneapolis.

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Watson was given a six-game suspension by Robinson. At a minimum, a complete season's suspension was what the NFL had requested.

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Peter C. Harvey, a former attorney general of New Jersey, was chosen by Goodell to hear the NFL's appeal.

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Watson has always refuted the charges.According to Watson, "I've never physically abused, disrespected, or bothered any woman in my life." "I don't regret anything,"

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