"Can't wait for the Browns or league to void this trade" - NFL fans react to news of 2 new civil lawsuits being filed against Deshaun Watson
Deshaun Watson will reportedly have two additional lawsuits filed against him, per CBS Sports. This will take the number of lawsuits against the Cleveland Browns quarterback up to 26, putting his NFL future in jeopardy.
(@KPRC2 the first to report the possibility of two more lawsuits coming.)
NFL fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the lawsuits against the Browns quarterback.
One Browns fan said that the NFL could void his recent trade to Cleveland:
@U_BTFD @jjones9 @CBSSports You're right, he'll miss many many more than a single game. Can't wait for the Browns or league to void this trade.
A New York Jets fan said that the quarterback shouldn't be allowed to play another game in the NFL:
@jjones9 @NFLonCBS @CBSSports This dude shouldn’t play another down.
@jjones9 @CBSSports Brows paid $250 million for a sexual predator.
A Dolphins fan chimed in, saying that they were glad that Miami did not trade for the quarterback last year.
@jjones9 @ckparrot The more stories that come out the more thankful I am that the Dolphins were saved from themselves. Can't imagine and don't want to imagine the alternate reality had the trade deadline move gone through last year.
The Browns traded 3 first round picks and gave 230 mill guaranteed money to this serial predator lol, yall gonna get yall karma @Browns twitter.com/jjones9/status…
One Atlanta Falcons fan emphasized the guaranteed money that Cleveland gave the former Houston Texans quarterback:
A quarter of a billion dollars. Fully guaranteed. twitter.com/jjones9/status…
One fan hit out at claims that Watson was being set up.
"Folks saying Watson is being set-up should realize that he set himself up as he scheduled 66 confirmed massages with strangers (allegedly 100+) via Instagram. $100 mil contract but uses Insta for massages “Dense Smoke” likely leads to fire……."
@jjones9 @CBSSports Folks saying Watson is being set-up should realize that he set himself up as he scheduled 66 confirmed massages with strangers (allegedly 100+) via Instagram.
$100 mil contract but uses Insta for massages
“Dense Smoke” likely leads to fire…….
#Commonsense
One Dolphins fan asserted that if the team traded for the quarterback and gave him all of the money the Browns did, he wouldn't be a fan of the team anymore:
If the dolphins had traded for him, given him all that money, and then all of this stuff was happening, I wouldn’t be a dolphins fan right now. I don’t blame any browns fans questioning their fandom one bit. Yikes. twitter.com/jjones9/status…
Jesus twitter.com/jjones9/status…
I wouldn’t be surprised at this point if Watson never plays another down in the NFL. The Browns could potentially fight it out with Watson in court claiming they don’t owe him the guaranteed money b/c Watson wasn’t forthcoming about what other lawsuits might present themselves. twitter.com/jjones9/status…
Deshaun Watson and the two new lawsuits
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who's representing the 24 women suing the quarterback over claims of sexual misconduct, told CBS Sports that his law firm will likely file a 25th lawsuit “in due course.” The lawsuit was referred by an attorney out of Atlanta.
The firm has also been contacted by a woman who says she watched an episode of the HBO show Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and “was compelled to come forward.”
This would be the 26th lawsuit against the 26-year-old, who has maintained his innocence throughout. The story was first reported by the news station KPRC 2 out of Houston.
As pressure continues to build, the question is starting to seem more like when will the NFL suspend Deshaun Watson, rather than if.