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If the Houston Police Department or Harris County District Attorney move to investigate sexual misconduct civil suits currently pending against Deshaun Watson, the Houston Texans quarterback would be made available to cooperate with authorities, according to Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin. That declaration was made by Hardin on Thursday, after the counsel for the 21 women who have filed the civil suits reversed course earlier in the week and declared he would not be turning information… Source link

HOUSTON — As the 20th and 21st civil suits against Deshaun Watson became public on Wednesday, the attorney representing the Houston Texans quarterback countered with a lengthy release of on-the-record statements from 18 female masseuses who claim they had only positive business interactions with Watson. In terms of strategy, it’s the most significant public response to date from Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, countering the layered, sexually driven narrative that has been put forth in… Source link

When it comes to legal matters — civil, criminal, or in Deshaun Watson’s case, even in the workplace version of NFL justice — the best narrative often wins. Lawyers can wrangle over the law all they want, but the best of them know that juries (including the one-man decisions of Roger Goodell) tend to side with the best, and most plausible, story out there. This isn’t a secret to Rusty Hardin, who is defending Watson in what is now 19 civil lawsuits from massage therapists who allege… Source link

The NFL rumor mill is picking up with trade winds blowing and the start of free agency less than a month away. As teams look to address needs ahead of next season, what’s the wildest offseason rumor you want to believe? Find a way to get Watson to Carolina Andy Behrens: If Deshaun Watson can somehow land with the Carolina Panthers at the end of the miserable, thoughtless de-build that’s playing out in Houston, then he might just enter 2021 as my overall QB1. Let’s just please keep CMC out of… Source link

The Telegraph Reining in the big hitters: Golf’s governing bodies take steps to tackle game’s distance problem Golf’s leading authorities signalled their intention to rescue the future of the sport from the big hitters on Tuesday by unveiling proposals to rein in the likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy. The game’s two governing bodies, the R&A and the US Golf Association, have paved the way for restrictions on equipment including limits on the length of drivers and the introduction… Source link

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio will not honor quarterback Deshaun Watson’s trade request. Caserio said Friday the team has “zero interest” in dealing Watson, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Caserio, who was hired in January, said the Texans have a “great plan and vision” for Watson. #Texans GM Nick Caserio: “I just want to reiteraten our commitment to Deshaun Watson. … We have zero interest in trading the player. We have a great plan and vision for him. We… Source link

The trade market for Deshaun Watson is starting to shape up, and it sounds like the Houston Texans quarterback prefers to land in the AFC East. According to a report from Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, Watson has told people his most preferred destination would be the New York Jets, followed by the Miami Dolphins. The reported reason for Watson’s New York preference isn’t the large market or strong roster (rim shot), but their hire of former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator… Source link

Deshaun Watson is footing the bill for his Houston Texans teammates’ trip to his new cheesesteak restaurant. The trip turned out to be quite expensive. The Texans quarterback said Wednesday he will pay the fines handed down by the NFL for violations of the NFL’s COVID-19 safety protocols, which forbid gatherings of more than three players outside of club facilities. At least seven Texans players were reportedly in attendance at the restaurant, a Lefty’s Cheesesteak franchise in which… Source link