The Browns keep playing Watson even though logic says sit him. Why?
A theory: First, the NFL recently said it is still investigating Watson’s most recent lawsuit/payoff. The Browns are saying nothing other than we like Watson and he gives us the best chance to win, and he’s our starter.
My theory is that the NFL is building a case to kick Watson out of the league. Their evidence will be the same evidence that Haslam uses to void his poison pill contract. Haslam likely knows this, so to avoid the appearance of impropriety, and to avoid claims of collusion, they sit there and act like everything is ok.
This sleazy back room shit is completely consistent with Haslam’s past behavior. He orchestrated a complex scheme to defraud his truck stop customers, and recently orchestrated a scheme to fraudulently pump up his truck stops’ value to get more $$ on the sale to Berkshire Hathaway.