Beleaguered quarterback Deshaun Watson served an 11-game suspension last season and paid a $5 million fine, but his legal troubles aren’t behind him.
Watson, who signed a fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million contract last offseason with the Cleveland Browns, is expected to return to a Houston courthouse next week. The deal represented the highest guaranteed money an NFL player has ever received, which has had a ripple effect throughout the league.
Watson settled out of court with 24 of 25 of his accusers for undisclosed amounts.
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Watson will now have to appear in the Harris County District Court in Houston on April 10 to give an oral statement on the most recent case filed against him.
In a motion filed by attorney Anissa Nguyen, Watson is asked to provide records of communication between him and the plaintiff.
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The motion seeks «Cell phone records reflecting all phone calls Defendant made to Plaintiff in December 2020 and January 2021, and cell phone records reflecting all text messages Defendant sent Plaintiff in December 2020.» 2020 and January 2021″.
Watson will also be required to submit correspondence between himself and a third party from December 2020 through December 2021 «regarding or relating to Defendant’s meeting with Plaintiff» on December 18, 2020 at the Houstonian, a club hotel and spa where the session of massage in question allegedly occurred.
Watson and his representatives have consistently denied any wrongdoing since his arrival in Cleveland.
However, before a Browns preseason game in August, Watson offered a public apology.
«I want to say that I am truly sorry to all the women that I have impacted in this situation,» she said, via ESPN.
«The decisions I made in my life that put me in this position I would definitely like to take back, but I want to keep moving forward and growing and learning and showing that I’m a true person of character, and I’m going to keep pushing forward.»
Two grand juries previously declined to indict Watson on criminal charges.
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In addition to Watson’s suspension and fine, he underwent a treatment program imposed by the NFL.
Browns co-owner Dee Haslam fielded questions about how Watson progressed on the show.
«I don’t talk to his adviser because it’s pretty private information,» Haslam told reporters. «But she’s diligent in the work she’s doing. I know counseling works. My daughter is a family counselor and she can tell you it works. I trust she’s in good hands and I know she’s working hard.»