As of March 18, Houston attorney Tony Buzbee has filed three lawsuits against the Texan defender Deshaun Watson on behalf of three massage therapists who support misconduct and sexual assault. Now, Buzbee has filed a total of seven lawsuits, and as Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com writes, at least five more will be on the way.
No charges or criminal charges have been filed against Watson, but according to Barshop, Buzbee is pressing to change that. The lawyer intends to file statements and evidence Monday morning regarding the alleged misconduct by the Houston Police Department and the Houston Administration Department and will also ask a grand jury to consider the evidence.
Obviously, this is part of Buzbee’s effort to increase his leverage in his civil proceedings, and the fact that he submits statements on his own responsibility and evidence to DA’s office does not mean that DA will believe that these materials are a probable cause for initiating proceedings. criminal. However, it is clear that this issue will not go away, and Watson’s lawyer, Rusty Hardin, says an answer will emerge.
“I am extremely proud to represent Deshaun Watson and I am completely behind him against what we believe are baseless allegations.” Hardin said. “However, we will wait to comment in detail until we complete the analysis of the many evolving statements by Mr. Buzbee. We will respond next week and ask you to keep an open mind until we do so. ” (Twitter link by Mark Berman of FOX 26).
Until the trial, Watson had been on all titles for football reasons. He and the Texans played a game of chicken over Pro Bowler’s three-time commercial request, and starting March 19 – even after the seventh trial – Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson reported that several clubs remained interested. to make a transaction for Watson. . This includes Eagles, whose interest had not been reported before.
“We need to know more facts before making a firm decision on a transaction, but, yes, we are still interested.” said an NFL executive. “How could you not be interested in Deshaun Watson being your defender? The guy is an incredible talent. ”
Another executive said, “[w]for Deshaun Watson has been accused of not agreeing at all with what we have heard, and we know of him as a truly great person, but you cannot ignore these grave accusations. What this means is to make sure you do your homework and make sure you have all the facts before you get heavily involved in business negotiations. There is the NFL investigation, the court issues and you have to let it all go and make an informed decision. Yes, we are still very interested in Deshaun Watson. What he did on the field checks every box for the defender’s game. ”
If these claims are not resolved in Watson’s favor shortly, you can expect interested teams to stop tracking down the Texans’ signal caller.
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