“You praise alleged r*pist but hate Deshaun”: Big Ben-Deshaun Watson assault cases comparison leads to massive Twitter brawl

Shubham Bhargav | 23/09/2022
"You praise alleged r*pist but hate Deshaun": Big Ben-Deshaun Watson assault cases comparison leads to massive Twitter brawl

Steelers fans were not pleased with Deshaun Watson’s mild punishment. Browns fans reminded them of Ben Roethlisberger who continued his NFL journey hassle-free despite s*xual assault allegations.

The Deshaun Watson saga has been the biggest story this year. Right from s*xual harassment allegations, massive contract signing with the Browns, to 11-game suspension and $5 million fine, the chain of events has really annoyed a lot of people.

While there were a few on Deshaun’s side, many wanted him to be imprisoned or at least be banned for the entire season. However, he walked away with a rather gentle punishment.

Although most NFL fans have expressed utter disgust with the way things have been handled in Deshaun’s case, the Browns fans are stating to show their love for the controversial quarterback.

Not long ago, a lot of Cleveland fans were seen holding posters in Deshaun’s support. This didn’t really go down well with many, including a few Steelers fans.

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Browns fans ask Steelers admirers to stop praising Ben Roethlisberger before reprimanding Deshaun Watson

However, as soon as Pittsburgh supporters started expressing their anger towards Deshaun and his supporters, the Browns fans asked them in return what they feel about the allegations that were raised against Ben Roethlisberger and as expected, we got a full-fledged fan brawl on Twitter.

For the unversed, Ben Roethlisberger, popularly known as ‘Big Ben’ was accused of s*xually assaulting a hotel employee in 2009. The accuser had claimed that Ben called her in his hotel room and brutally assaulted her.

She had claimed that the incident took a massive toll on her mental health and she had to be admitted in a mental health institution. The case was settled out of court in 2012.

Moreover, another allegation of s*xual assault was made against Ben by a college student. She claimed that the Steelers QB had assaulted her in the bathroom of a nightclub.

In both the cases, the NFL didn’t really penalize Ben and apart from missing a few games, he continued on his merry way. So when the Steelers fans were reprimanding Browns fans for supporting Deshaun Watson, they were showered with a plethora of Tweets regarding Big Ben’s questionable deeds.

https://twitter.com/JAGVintage73/status/1573008261749641218

As far as Deshaun is concerned, he’ll be back soon and Big Ben retired after having an incredible career.

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Post Edited By: Shubham Bhargav
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Shubham Bhargav

Shubham is the NFL division head at the Sports Rush. He can write and talk about NFL all day without breaking a sweat. A Communications post-graduate with 4+ years of experience in Sports Journalism, Shubham can be tough to stop once he starts talking about the nuances of his favorite sport. He enjoys movies, likes trekking, adores re-watching unorthodox plays and wants to interview Patrick Mahomes at least once in his life.

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