Goodell taps ex-New Jersey attorney general for NFL’s Deshaun Watson appeal
by Associated Press from on (#6262Z)
- Former attorney general to hear appeal of Watson suspension
- Harvey has served as Goodell's designee in other arbitrations
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has handed off Deshaun Watson's discipline case to a lawyer with league connections and expertise in domestic violence and sexual assault.
Goodell chose former New Jersey attorney general Peter C Harvey on Thursday to hear the league's appeal of the six-game suspension without pay given to Cleveland's quarterback, whose playing status hangs in the balance.
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