Texans general manager Nick Caserio said the team is being "respectful of the legal process" when it comes to quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is facing 22 lawsuits alleging sexual assault and inappropriate behavior.
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On the eve on the new NFL year, the first of 22 civil cases was filed against Watson. Here is a timeline of what has transpired for Watson since.
Twenty-two women who had filed lawsuits against Deshaun Watson have now amended their petitions to disclose their names, while a new lawsuit against the Texans quarterback was filed Wednesday afternoon. Another plaintiff has dropped her lawsuit "for now."
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said in a statement Tuesday night that his law firm will amend all of the lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson to disclose the names of the plaintiffs, "even those not currently subject to any court order."
An ESPN examination of lawsuits filed against Watson and interviews with six others who were hired to massage him reveal a complex portrait of a man on a seemingly insatiable hunt for massage therapy.
Texas lawyer Tony Buzbee said he knew of only two victims when he filed the initial civil lawsuit against Texans QB Deshaun Watson. Three weeks later, he had filed 22 cases. We asked experts to analyze the risks and rewards of Buzbee's legal strategy.
Deshaun Watson's lawyer said Friday there were some "consensual encounters" between the Texans quarterback and some of the women who have filed lawsuits against him, but he said Watson never engaged in any acts that were not "mutually desired."
In hearings Friday, two judges ruled that most of the plaintiffs suing Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson must identify themselves.
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A Texas court granted two motions for emergency hearings -- filed by Deshaun Watson's attorney, Rusty Hardin -- over identifying the women who filed civil lawsuits against Watson.
Nike has suspended its endorsement deal with Deshaun Watson, and sources told ESPN that Beats by Dre is ending its sponsorship of Watson amid the sexual assault and inappropriate behavior allegations against the Texans quarterback.
Two of the 22 women who filed lawsuits against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson alleging sexual assault and inappropriate behavior came forward publicly during a news conference Tuesday.
A 22nd lawsuit has been filed against Deshaun Watson, alleging that the quarterback assaulted a woman "by touching her with his penis and exposing himself."
The Houston Police Department has launched an investigation concerning Deshaun Watson after a complainant filed a report against the Texans quarterback on Friday.
The accusations against the Texans' star quarterback have left fans in a funk
The Houston Texans quarterback has denied the allegations in the lawsuits, which do not name any of the women.
Two more lawsuits were filed against Deshaun Watson alleging sexual assault and inappropriate behavior on Tuesday night, pushing the total to 21, while 18 women defended the quarterback in voluntary statements released to Watson's lawyer.
GM Nick Caserio said on a podcast that the Texans are "certainly cognizant and aware" of the lawsuits filed against QB Deshaun Watson and said they are "certainly troubling" and the team takes them "very seriously."
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 491 | 439 |
| Indianapolis | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 451 | 362 |
| Houston | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 384 | 464 |
| Jacksonville | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 306 | 492 |
