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Browns QB Deshaun Watson rejects sexual assault claims via attorney, will play Sunday

.Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson said he was actually amazed by the most recent public legal action submitted against him through a girl who declares he intimately attacked her four years ago.The woman filed the legal action Monday in Texas, mentioning Watson forced themself on her during the course of a dinner day in her condo in Houston in 2020. She's finding in excess of $1 million in damages.During his weekly media availability, Watson, who will definitely play this week against the Jacksonville Jaguars, said he was unaware of the allegations just before Monday." I discovered specifically whenever everyone else found out," Watson said.Earlier, Watson's legal representative, Rusty Hardin, discharged a declaration stating the QB "firmly refutes" the claims in the lawsuit.The league is checking out the case to observe if Watson has actually breached the organization's individual perform policy. Watson was actually suspended 11 games in 2022 and also fined $5 thousand after being actually accused by much more than 2 dozen ladies of sex-related misdoing." Deshaun highly refuses the accusations in the Jane Doe legal action submitted Monday," Hardin said in a declaration distributed due to the crew. "Our team have actually inquired him certainly not to comment further while this matter functions its way by means of the court of laws, however fit he is going to essentially be actually vindicated." We will definitely be ready to defend this instance in court of law at the necessary opportunity, yet do not want to perform our protection in the media. We would certainly inquire that people be patient while the legal method operates its training course." Meanwhile, Deshaun is actually visiting focus his energy and also focus on regulation football." Watson claimed Hardin's declaration is actually "specifically just how I'm feeling and also what our experts are actually experiencing this process with." Meanwhile, the litigant's lawyer, Tony Buzbee, axed back at the statement with his personal on Instagram, saying he got in touch with Hardin 10 months ago finding a settlement which Watson knew the girl's claims." We understood this case was the best serious as well as egregious lawsuit delivered versus Watson to date as well as our customer, who is appropriately distressed through these occasions, wanted to attempt an exclusive resolution," Buzbee mentioned. "Our experts thought that was actually the best method provided the media storm that happened bordering the multitude of various other claims." However, Watson's staff or even maybe his legal representatives could not or even would not offer this case the focus it scheduled. ... Watson was actually cognizant of this target and also her insurance claims promptly after it developed and also Watson was again told when our company filed the first legal action for the various other multiple preys." Cowboys are off to an excellent beginning, Browns in very hot water along with Deshaun Watson Buzbee claimed he has since been actually gotten in touch with through Hardin and his group. Buzbee incorporated that he has actually heard from NFL counsel.Watson, that settled 23 of 24 civil matches just before being actually put on hold in 2022, said he hasn't offered any type of believed to possible punishment coming from the game." My concentration is identifying Jacksonville's anticipate self defense as well as paying attention to my create to be the very best quarterback I could be on Sunday for this group," he claimed. "That is actually something that the NFL needs to perform on their opportunity and I have to focus on what's in front of me now." Browns instructor Kevin Stefanski said he carried out not consider benching the QB in light of the allegations." Our experts'll allow due process play out and adhere to the NFL's tips," Stefanski pointed out. "We are 100% focused on Jacksonville," The 28-year-old Watson played poorly in Cleveland's period opener, his very first video game considering that going through shoulder surgical procedure in November.Watson has actually just brought in thirteen starts for the Browns because they signed him to a $230 million contract in 2022 after trading three first-round draft picks to the Texans.Reporting by The Associated Push. [Want terrific accounts provided straight to your inbox? Produce or visit to your FOX Sports account, observe games, crews and also gamers to obtain a tailored e-newsletter daily.] Obtain extra from National Volleyball Game Follow your favorites to receive details about games, headlines as well as even more.