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molson · 03-31-2021, 10:33 AM

I wonder if keeping all this away from the police keeps the leverage for a settlement. If Watson pays everybody off, and they have to keep quiet forever, I'm not sure the NFL can do anything to him. I know the NFL isn't bound by waiting for criminal charges or convictions, and shouldn't be, but usually they at least have police reports and interviews with the accusers to base a suspension on. Have they ever disciplined someone based solely on allegations in a civil lawsuit, which have no form of adversarial testing whatsoever?

Once the accusers talk to the police, or the NFL, their silence becomes less valuable.

It seems like this lawyer has a bit of a reputation, you can smell the snark in these articles.

I hope any legitimate victims are on the right wagon here. Selfish lawyers can be very convincing, and can create the illusion that they are working in the client's best interest.

03-31-2021, 10:33 AM	#222
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I wonder if keeping all this away from the police keeps the leverage for a settlement. If Watson pays everybody off, and they have to keep quiet forever, I'm not sure the NFL can do anything to him. I know the NFL isn't bound by waiting for criminal charges or convictions, and shouldn't be, but usually they at least have police reports and interviews with the accusers to base a suspension on. Have they ever disciplined someone based solely on allegations in a civil lawsuit, which have no form of adversarial testing whatsoever? Once the accusers talk to the police, or the NFL, their silence becomes less valuable. It seems like this lawyer has a bit of a reputation, you can smell the snark in these articles. I hope any legitimate victims are on the right wagon here. Selfish lawyers can be very convincing, and can create the illusion that they are working in the client's best interest. Last edited by molson : 03-31-2021 at 10:42 AM.