NFL player reaches settlement with 20 women who accuse him of sexual misconduct

The field marshal of the NFL Cleveland Brownsand former Houston Texans, deshaun watsonreached a settlement Tuesday with 20 of the 24 women who filed lawsuits against him for sexual misconduct.

The attorney representing the women, Tony Buzbee, reported that the amounts in these settlements were confidential and that he would not comment further.

Tony Buzbee explained that his clients are still considering adding the Houston Texans as defendants after an investigation by The New York Times showed that this team provided Watson with the facilities for some of those massage dating.

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The first lawsuit that the pin received for sexual misconduct was made in March 2021 by Ashley Solis.

The attorney explained that Solis is one of four women not included in the settlement agreement with the quarterback.

The accusations against Deshaun Watson arose during repeated massage appointments he had while playing for the Houston Texans between 2017 and 2020.

The quarterback missed the 2021 season over these allegations.

In March of this year, a Harris County judge in Texas dismissed the charges against the man born in Gainesville, Georgia.

As of this announcement Watson signed with the Cleveland Browns for five years and 230 million dollars.

On April 19, the quarterback showed up for offseason training with the Browns.

In his first conversation with the media, the quarterback spoke of his innocence and the work he would undertake to improve his image.

“I’m just going to keep fighting to rebuild my name and my appearance in the community,” he stressed at the time.

A week ago Watson lamented how this case affected those close to him.

“I have regrets as far as the impact on my family, this organization, my teammates and the Browns fans. That’s what I regret, the impact it has caused so many people. It’s hard to deal with that,” he said.