The offseason continues along for the Cleveland Browns, and while the team is busy adding talent and plugging up glaring holes, their star quarterback has a lot of things going on off the field.
Deshaun Watson continue to deal with legal issues off the field as well.
According to Cleveland 19 News, Watson is set to give a verbal deposition in one of his remaining active lawsuits. Watson is scheduled to give a deposition Monday morning in Houston in the 26th civil lawsuit filed against the quarterback, according to court filings in Harris County, Texas. The notice filed Wednesday says the deposition “will continue from day to day until completed.”
The lawsuit filed alleged that Watson “attempted to solicit sexually related acts … including intercourse” from a female massage therapist in December of 2020. He was still a member of the Houston Texans.
Watson was ordered to produce cell phone records, text messages and direct messages between him and the unnamed plaintiff who only goes by “Jane Doe.” He also has to bring records indicating who paid for the room at the Houstonian for the message therapy session in December 2020.
Two grand juries previously declined to indict Watson on any criminal charges following the lawsuits. Watson, along with his attorney Rusty Hardin, has denied wrongdoing since his arrival to Cleveland. He did, however, issue an apology prior to taking the field in the Browns first preseason game last year.
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Watson served an 11-game suspension last season and was given a $5 million fine. That did not hurt him too bad since he signed a new, fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million deal with the Browns, making it the largest contract and most guaranteed money in NFL history.
The Browns would finish with a 7–10 record, and Watson’s passer rating of 79.1 for the season was the lowest of his career.
