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Content warning: This post contains depictions of alleged sexual misconduct. Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is still being investigated by the NFL after being accused of sexual misconduct by 23 women. With that investigation ongoing, Watson’s lawyer, Rusty Hardin, did a radio interview with Sports Radio 610 and explained why he believes Watson did not commit any crimes. Hardin signed off during the interview by attempting to explain why a “happy ending” was not a crime. His… Source link

HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson offered a $100,000 settlement figure to each of the 22 women who filed civil lawsuits against him last spring, according to the most recent litigation brought against him this week. Attorney Tony Buzbee made the claim in the 23rd civil suit filed against Watson on Tuesday, in a footnote pertaining to a meeting between Watson’s defense attorneys and Nia Smith, the Houston cosmetologist who has brought the most recent litigation against the Cleveland Browns… Source link

HOUSTON — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is now facing a 23rd civil lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct, following a new filing by attorney Tony Buzbee. The suit has been brought by Nia Smith, a professionally licensed Houston cosmetologist who last summer spoke publicly about her alleged interactions with Watson during a video appearance with YouTube personality Tasha K. Her suit has similarities to the previous 22 Watson is facing, alleging that Watson reached out to her for a… Source link

The NFL’s Deshaun Watson investigation is officially in the home stretch. Commissioner Roger Goodell closed the league’s spring meetings on Tuesday and said there is no timeline for a decision on Watson’s future, but that the end of the league’s investigatory process is near. The news comes on the day that an interview with two of the 22 Watson accusers alleging sexual misconduct in civil suits is set to air on HBO’s “Real Sports,” personally detailing their allegations against the… Source link

HOUSTON — After three days of questioning as part of what attorney Rusty Hardin called a “very detailed and aggressive investigation,” Deshaun Watson’s meetings with the NFL may not be over. Hardin told Yahoo Sports that the Cleveland Browns quarterback may have to sit for another day of questions at some point soon as the league’s investigation nears a conclusion. Watson’s meetings with NFL representatives began in Houston on Monday and went through Wednesday, delving into the 22… Source link

HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson will meet with NFL investigators this week as the league moves closer to concluding its probe into sexual misconduct and assault allegations against the Cleveland Browns quarterback, two sources confirmed to Yahoo Sports. “It is safe to assume that the NFL will be interviewing Deshaun at great length in the near future,” one source said. The NFL has repeatedly declined comment on its Watson investigation. Both sources said the league still hasn’t indicated a… Source link

The Atlanta Falcons didn’t acquire Deshaun Watson. But their pursuit of the contentious quarterback got the ball rolling on Matt Ryan‘s exit. So says Matt Ryan. The now-Indianapolis Colts quarterback opened up on his departure from Atlanta in a recent appearance on “The Ryen Russillo Podcast.” He said that he started to explore his options when he found out that Atlanta was seeking to secure Watson’s services. “I kind of got filled in to the loop that they were gonna look into Deshaun Watson,”… Source link

Intended or not, MLB’s two-year suspension of former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer is now hovering over the NFL and Deshaun Watson. While one league’s standards of conduct and sanctioning guidelines have nothing to do with the other, both are linked in the court of public opinion. Particularly where it concerns each league’s handling of Bauer and Watson — two of the highest-profile athletes in American sports to recently face disturbing allegations of violence and misconduct against… Source link

A source familiar with 22 pending civil suits against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has told Yahoo Sports that the opposing legal camps have discussed beginning trial proceedings in July — or possibly moving all of the suits into the 2023 calendar. The source said Rusty Hardin, who represents Watson, and Tony Buzbee, who represents the 22 plaintiffs in the suits, have had exchanges about getting as many as two of the lawsuits into a courtroom prior to a mutually constructed… Source link

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Deshaun Watson won’t be going on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list while the league investigates 22 civil lawsuits pending against the Cleveland Browns quarterback. Instead, any suspension or fine for Watson — if the NFL believes punishment is warranted — will be settled at the conclusion of the league’s ongoing probe. But there’s a sizable change awaiting Watson that stems from the collective bargaining agreement renewed in 2020: Commissioner Roger Goodell… Source link