{"id":291304,"date":"2023-09-19T18:50:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T18:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=291304"},"modified":"2023-09-19T18:50:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T18:50:43","slug":"nfl-will-not-discipline-browns-qb-deshaun-watson-for-contact-with-official-during-loss-to-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/nfl\/nfl-will-not-discipline-browns-qb-deshaun-watson-for-contact-with-official-during-loss-to-steelers\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL will not discipline Browns QB Deshaun Watson for contact with official during loss to Steelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quarterback Deshaun Watson will not face league discipline for the contact he made with an official during the Cleveland Browns&#8217; 26-22 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The contact in question came after Watson scrambled out of bounds in the third quarter for no gain and was flagged 15-yards for an unnecessary roughness facemask penalty. Watson then appeared to make contact with an official while arguing the flag.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL said on Tuesday that the contact did not warrant punishment.<\/p>\n<h2>          <span>            Related Links          <\/span>        <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>              Browns QB Deshaun Watson on &#x27;(expletive)&#x27; performance against Steelers: &#x27;Not good enough&#x27;            <\/li>\n<li>              2023 NFL season, Week 2: What We Learned from Monday night doubleheader&#xA0;            <\/li>\n<li>              NFL Power Rankings, Week 3: New Orleans Saints crack top 10, while Cincinnati Bengals keep sliding            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Officials are called upon to maintain order on the field, and sometimes while performing those duties, there is inadvertent contact between players and officials,&#8221; the league said in a statement on Tuesday, per NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero. &#8220;In this instance, in their judgment, the contact did not rise to the level of a foul.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pelissero reported, however, that Watson could face a fine for the two facemask penalties he incurred on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was emblematic of an overall disappointing night for Watson against the Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>Watson threw a pick-six in the first quarter and then was strip-sacked for the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter as the Browns dropped to 1-1 on the season.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland hosts the Tennessee Titans this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/browns-qb-deshaun-watson-will-not-be-disciplined-for-contact-with-official-durin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quarterback Deshaun Watson will not face league discipline for the contact he made with an official during the Cleveland Browns&#8217; 26-22 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. 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