Cleveland Browns Blasted for Deshaun Watson Trade Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
NFL's Viewpoint
After not playing last season and still facing 22 civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault, it says a lot about the NFL’s attitude toward QBs that the Browns are giving Deshaun Watson a brand new contract before the extension he signed in September 2020 has even started.
— Sarah Barshop (@sarahbarshop) March 18, 2022
One person responded: "It also sends a loud message to women NFL fans! I find this to be truly disgusting. No other words to explain it."
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Texas decided Deshaun Watson won't stand trial for sexual assault but 22 civil suits can go on.
TX traded him to the Cleveland Browns and he gets $230M to be the quarterback.
Colin Kaepernick took a knee to point out inequality and he hasn't played football since.
WTF?#Fresh
— Feisty is proud to be a Democrat! (@FeistyLibLady) March 20, 2022
One fan wrote: "22 women say Deshaun Watson sexually assaulted them. Twenty-f—ing-two! Yet the [Browns] and other teams are falling all over themselves to get Watson. I forget, how many women did Colin Kaepernick assault? Oh that's right, zero. All he did was take a f—ing knee."
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Number one NFL rule: So long as your talents exceed your problems you will always be employed in the NFL. The Browns believe Deshaun Watson’s talents exceed the 22 women who accused him of sexual assault. pic.twitter.com/2ivYeZBDig
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) March 20, 2022
One person responded: "Tyreek Hill and Joe Mixon's talents exceed their problems. And there is actual proof of Hill and Mixon's wrongdoings. There is a literal video of Mixon punching a woman to the ground, but he's a good RB so the NFL doesn't care. There isn't any proof that Watson did anything."
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Deshaun Watson is the first active NFL QB to ever choose the Cleveland Browns
— Sir Yacht🛥 (@SirYacht_) March 18, 2022
One fan responded: "Cleveland is the first nfl team to pay 230mil guaranteed to a player whose facing 22 cases of sex allegations."
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“Deshaun Watson not going to the Browns”
Baker Mayfield: pic.twitter.com/ApWM27qjqI
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) March 17, 2022
One Twitter user wrote: "I can already picture the "At home with Deshaun Watson" commercials. He's just moved in and has to go knock on all the neighbors' doors to disclose he's a sex-offender."
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OFFICIAL: We have acquired QB Deshaun Watson, a person facing 22 sexual misconduct civil suits, in a trade with the Texans.
there, fixed that for you.
— matt (@ReasonablySober) March 20, 2022
One fan responded: "Who still faces an NFL home office decision on punishment and could be suspended for up to the season and not be able to play."
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@Browns Here’s to this not blowing up in your face. #nfl #DeshaunWatson #browns pic.twitter.com/Jd9AnVgavd
— Nick Di Nieri (@realnickdinieri) March 19, 2022
And Joe Fann of Wynn Bet wrote: "If we are to believe that Deshaun Watson did no wrong, why would he have an insurance policy in place in the form of a $1 million base salary in 2022 as suspension protection? I understand if some Browns fans don't know enough to feel good about Watson playing for their team."
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