Cleveland Browns star quarterback Deshaun Watson likely thought his legal troubles stemming from sexual misconduct allegations were behind him, but that might not necessarily be the case. And it sounds like there’s a chance he could face even more punishment.
According to a report from Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today, Deshaun Watson might be forced to testify again in one of the remaining cases against him.
“An attorney for a woman who sued him in October 2022 recently asked a court in Harris County, Texas, to compel Watson to testify in another in-person deposition before Aug. 1. Watson last appeared in a deposition in the case in Houston on June 9, but a new court filing states the woman’s attorney ended it after two hours and 14 minutes because Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, improperly instructed Watson not to answer certain questions about other cases, such as whether he had been sexually aroused during massage sessions in the past,” Schrotenboer wrote on USA Today.
As a result of the remaining cases the NFL has not ruled out the possibility of further punishment for Watson, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.
Obviously, this is pretty horrible news for Watson, and the NFL world had a lot to say about it on social media.
The Browns really gotta be the dumbest franchise in sports man https://t.co/jh5S1QQCHr
— ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 (@__Moneyteamm) February 15, 2024
Boy this trade has never been worth it https://t.co/WSVOr7PvcI
— LeHamburglar (@Cheeseburgler10) February 15, 2024
— Bengals Doge (@Bengals_Doge) February 15, 2024
Browns ownership has to be ecstatic that they gave him all that money
— Eli (@TheLoveOfJoy) February 15, 2024
This guaranteed contract with Watson is aging badly!
— Johnny (@NorthstarJohnny) February 15, 2024
There going to make an example of him
— Wishlist (@Lambo_Urus_) February 15, 2024
We’ll have to see how this all plays out for Watson.
