Deshaun Watson will make his first start in a Cleveland uniform on Friday, when the Browns face the Jacksonville Jaguars in their preseason opener.

In a brief post on their website on Wednesday, the Browns said most of their starters will play Friday in Jacksonville. Watson, 26, was the only player mentioned by name.

When Watson will make his next start is unclear. After an NFL investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by multiple women, former U.S. district Judge Sue L. Robinson ruled Watson should be suspended six regular-season games without pay for violating the league¡¯s personal-conduct policy.

The league has appealed the decision from Robinson, whom the league and the NFLPA agreed would serve as an independent disciplinary officer. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at league meetings in Minneapolis that Watson deserved a longer suspension.

¡°There were multiple violations that were egregious, and it was predatory behavior,¡± Goodell said.

Cleveland sent significant draft capital, including three future first-round draft picks, to the Houston Texans in March to acquire Watson. He signed a fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract as part of a trade.

All that came under the cloud of allegations of sexual misconduct by two dozen masseuses. Two Texas grand juries declined to indict Watson.

The Browns are expected to start the season with veteran Jacoby Brissett at quarterback. Josh Rosen and Joshua Dobbs are fighting for the backup role.

Goodell was asked why the league last week appealed the six-game suspension.

¡°We¡¯ve seen the evidence, she was very clear about the evidence, she reinforced the evidence,¡¯¡¯ Goodell said. ¡°There were multiple violations that were egregious and it was predatory behavior. Those are things that we always felt were important for us to address in a way that¡¯s responsible.¡±

Robinson wrote that ¡°the NFL carried its burden to prove ... that Mr. Watson engaged in sexual assault.¡± However, she said the league ¡°is attempting to impose a more dramatic shift in its culture without the benefit of fair notice to ¡ª and consistency of consequence for ¡ª those in the NFL subject to its policy.¡±

Goodell named former New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey to hear the league¡¯s appeal. Goodell said Tuesday he had no timetable for a ruling, which will represent a ¡°full, final and complete disposition of the dispute,¡± per the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.