Embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson firmly insisted that he “never ever attacked or disrespected” any ladies as the Cleveland Browns presented him to fans on Friday after the player was signed to a brand-new multimillion-dollar offer.
Watson has faced accusations by a minimum of 22 women who state he sexually attacked them or otherwise behaved wrongly around them during massage treatment sees.
Watson dealt with the mountain of accusations against him throughout Friday’s Browns presser at CrossCountry Home loan School and guaranteed fans that he was not raised to disrespect females.
“I comprehend the entire circumstances is really tough, particularly for the women’s side of the fans in this neighborhood. I’m not ignorant to that. I understand these accusations are extremely, very severe,” Watson said throughout the news conference. “But I have actually never attacked any woman. I have actually never disrespected any woman. I was raised by a single-parent mom who has two aunties, who’s a sister, and that’s who raised me.
“I was raised to be authentic and regard everyone and whatever around me,” Watson included. “So I’ve always protected that, and I will continue to stand on that. I simply want the chance to be able to show who I truly remain in the neighborhood and be hands on and help individuals and serve other people.”
Watson confessed that the accusations are a “stain” that will be “with me for a while,” but he insisted that he was innocent of the charges. “I have actually never ever done these things that these people are declaring,” he exclaimed.
When asked why his claims should be thought over the allegations by many females, Watson replied that “what I can continue to do is tell the fact, and that is I have actually never attacked or disrespected or bugged any female in my life.”
“Like I said previously, I was raised in a different way,” he added. “That’s not my DNA. That’s not my culture. That’s not me as a person. That’s not how I was raised. For me, that’s to continue to press forward and reveal people who I actually am.”
For their part, Browns officials, including General supervisor Andrew Berry and coach Kevin Stefanski, claimed that they looked into the accusations thoroughly and concluded that Watson was an excellent hire. The discussion was “a five-month odyssey,” Berry insisted.
Nevertheless, it has actually likewise been reported that the “odyssey” examination into Watson’s suitability to become a member of the Browns never consisted of talking to any of Watson’s accusers.
Regardless of Watson’s rejections and the Browns’ assurances, people have lots of concerns:
Watson straight up calling all 22 women liars pic.twitter.com/QEnK2wvxS8
— Computer System Cowboy (@benbbaldwin) March 25, 2022
Let me translate the Browns/Watson interview …
Browns: He’s a great QB, we gave him the sweetest offer we could, we do not care.Watson: You got absolutely nothing on me, let’s play ball.Jimmy and Dee Haslam:(concealing under table)– Michael Silver( @MikeSilver )March 25, 2022 As long asWatson continues to state he”didn’t disrespect any female”it’s tough to listen to anything else he says.– Gregg Rosenthal(@greggrosenthal)March 25, 2022
The Browns keep saying they did a thorough take a look at the Watson case but they didn’t speak to any of the declared victims. So
that fails the extensive test.– mike freeman(@mikefreemanNFL)March 25, 2022 They specifically pointed out interviews with Watson, his legal representatives, etc as making them comfy
with the trade. If that’s the case, there’s absolutely no reason for not talking to the opposite. https://t.co/H8wIEw5yzL– Mina Kimes(@minakimes )March 25, 2022 Deshaun Watson saying
you go to 40 various massage therapists due to the fact that individuals schedules change is an outrageous remark. This press conference is unreasonable. #Texans– Jake Asman (@JakeAsman)
March 25, 2022 Deshaun Watson has been implicated of sexual misconduct by 22 various females and he says he has no regrets. My God– Adam Spolane(@AdamSpolane)March 25, 2022 The backward and forward in between ESPN’s @Jake_Trotter and Andrew Berry about whether the Browns or the investigators the
Browns employed spoke to the 22 females who have actually implicated
Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct: pic.twitter.com/4MAb5OPBl2– Nicki Jhabvala(@NickiJhabvala )March 25, 2022 Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: facebook.com/Warner.Todd.Huston