Update: The Cleveland Browns could void Deshaun Watson’s contract if he’s suspended again by the NFL.
Watson’s 5-year deal with the Browns is worth $230 million. The Browns are looking to void the remaining years on his contract after a woman accused him of sexual assault.
According to reports, the Browns are looking to exploit a loophole that would void $138 million of guaranteed money from Watson’s contract.
@ProFootballTalk obtained a copy of Watson’s contract, and the contract voids “all future guarantees for any suspension imposed by the NFL.”
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A woman filed a lawsuit on Monday, accusing Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and battery.
“Jane Doe” alleges the assault occurred in Oct. 2020 while Watson was playing for the Houston Texans.
Doe alleges she and Watson met for dinner at her apartment after she declined to meet him at a public place. She claimed she was hesitant to be seen with him in public.
Doe said Watson aggressively yelled and screamed at her on the phone when he could not find her apartment that same night.
After he arrived at the apartment, Doe claims she exited the bathroom and found Watson “completely naked on the bed, lying face down on his stomach.”
He allegedly asked her to give him a massage. Doe “tried to appease Watson by rubbing his back, rather than his buttocks,” according to court documents obtained by Complex.com.
Watson then allegedly turned over and “continued to demand that Jane Doe massage him, gesturing from his knees to his groin.”
Doe mentioned to Watson that she is not a masseuse, and he asked what she wanted to do instead,
She claims Watson partially undressed her and penetrated her vagina without consent.
Doe alleges she was sexually assaulted for several minutes before escaping and grabbing a heavy object to defend herself.
Watson then got dressed and “stormed out of Jane Doe’s apartment.”
Doe is seeking damages of more than $1 million in addition to “pre-and-post-judgment interest at the maximum legal rate, court costs, punitive damages, and any other relief to which Plaintiff may be justly entitled.”
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In 2022, Watson settled 23 lawsuits filed by 24 massage therapists who accused him of inappropriate behavior.
Watson was suspended for 11 games and fined $5 million for his sociopathic tendencies.
Jane Doe is being represented by Tony Buzbee, who also repped 23 of the women who settled their lawsuits with Watson.
Watson threw 2 interceptions and scored one touchdown in the Browns’ 17-33 home opener loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
