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Browns QB Deshaun Watson denies sexual abuse claims via legal representative, will definitely participate in Sunday

.Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson mentioned he was shocked by the newest public legal action submitted versus him through a female that declares he intimately assaulted her four years ago.The woman submitted the legal action Monday in Texas, saying Watson required himself on her during a dinner time in her home in Houston in 2020. She is actually looking for upwards of $1 thousand in damages.During his once a week media availability, Watson, that will play recently versus the Jacksonville Jaguars, claimed he was not aware of the accusations prior to Monday." I learnt specifically whenever everyone else discovered," Watson said.Earlier, Watson's attorney, Rusty Hardin, released a statement stating the QB "definitely refuses" the cases in the lawsuit.The game is examining the lawsuit to find if Watson has violated the organization's private perform plan. Watson was actually put on hold 11 games in 2022 and also fined $5 million after being actually implicated through greater than pair of dozen women of sex-related misconduct." Deshaun firmly refutes the claims in the Jane Doe lawsuit filed Monday," Hardin pointed out in a declaration arranged due to the team. "Our experts have actually asked him certainly not to comment further while this concern operates its method via the court of laws, but fit he will essentially be justified." We will prepare to defend this situation in court of law at the suitable opportunity, yet don't mean to conduct our defense in the media. Our experts will talk to that folks bear with while the lawful process runs its course." In the meantime, Deshaun is actually mosting likely to concentrate his electricity and concentration on soccer." Watson stated Hardin's claim is actually "specifically how I'm experiencing and what our experts're undergoing this procedure along with." Meanwhile, the litigant's legal representative, Tony Buzbee, discharged back at the declaration along with his own on Instagram, claiming he talked to Hardin 10 months ago seeking a settlement and also Watson understood the female's insurance claims." We understood this suit was one of the most major as well as outright suit brought against Watson to date as well as our customer, who is appropriately distressed through these events, would like to seek a private settlement," Buzbee said. "Our company assumed that was actually the best method offered the media tornado that happened surrounding the horde of other insurance claims." Sadly, Watson's crew or even possibly his lawyers could not or even definitely would not offer this claim the interest it scheduled. ... Watson was actually well aware of the victim and her insurance claims right away after it occurred and also Watson was actually again advised when our team filed the 1st claim for the various other various sufferers." Cowboys get out to a terrific start, Browns in warm water with Deshaun Watson Buzbee said he has since been actually consulted with by Hardin and his team. Buzbee included that he has talked to NFL counsel.Watson, that settled 23 of 24 civil fits before being actually suspended in 2022, stated he hasn't provided any sort of thought to possible penalty coming from the game." My focus is actually identifying Jacksonville's anticipate self defense as well as concentrating on my create to become the best quarterback I can be on Sunday for this crew," he claimed. "That is actually something that the NFL has to carry out on their opportunity and I have to focus on what's in front end of me at the moment." Browns train Kevin Stefanski claimed he carried out rule out benching the QB taking into account the claims." Our experts'll permit due process participate in out and also observe the NFL's guidelines," Stefanski stated. "We are actually 100% paid attention to Jacksonville," The 28-year-old Watson played inadequately in Cleveland's season opener, his first video game because undergoing shoulder surgical procedure in November.Watson has merely brought in thirteen starts for the Browns given that they authorized him to a $230 thousand deal in 2022 after trading 3 first-round draft selects to the Texans.Reporting due to the Associated Push. [Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Develop or even visit to your FOX Sports profile, observe organizations, teams and also gamers to receive an individualized bulletin daily.] Obtain much more coming from National Football Organization Observe your faves to obtain information concerning activities, information and also even more.