NFL star Deshaun Watson is being sued for more than $1 million after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Texas four years ago.
The Cleveland Browns quarterback, who reached confidential settlements with 20 women in 2022 in sexual misconduct lawsuits, allegedly attacked the woman in her apartment.
According to TMZshe alleges that Watson stripped naked and “demanded” that the woman “massage his ass” before grabbing her and sexually abusing her. Watson has not publicly addressed the allegations.
In 2021, the then-Houston Texans star player faced 26 sexual assault lawsuits, 23 of which he has settled. The remaining cases are expected to be settled through civil proceedings.
Though he has not yet been criminally charged, the NFL has suspended him for 11 games during the 2022 season and fined him $5 million.
Watson signed the largest guaranteed contract in NFL history at the time when he signed a $230 million deal with the Browns. In 2022, the Browns traded six draft picks, including three first-round picks, to the Texans.
After spending most of his time in Cleveland sidelined by injury and his NFL suspension, he threw two interceptions and recorded six sacks in Sunday’s 33-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
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