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    Marcus Cannon ready to return to football, return home

    Getty Images Marcus Cannon was one of eight players who opted out for the Patriots last season. As a survivor of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, the offensive lineman had his health to consider during the pandemic. Cannon, 32, is returning this season but not to the Patriots. New England traded him to...
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    Jermaine Wiggins: Patriots players wondered whether they could depend on Jimmy Garoppolo

    Getty Images With Jimmy Garoppolo‘s days numbered in San Francisco, speculation regarding his eventual future has centered on the Patriots. Former NFL tight end (who played at one point for the Patriots) Jermaine Wiggins threw some water on that possibility on Monday morning. “They used to...
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    New Deshaun Watson lawsuit alleges deletion of Instagram messages, efforts to settle

    Getty Images The list of lawsuits against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has now reached 19. One of the newest lawsuits contains a different type of allegation. Via Aaron Reiss of TheAthletic.com, one of the three new lawsuits filed on Monday says this: “As a result of the repeated lawsuits...
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    Deshaun Watson’s lawyer: No attempts to settle cases have been made

    Getty Images In one of the newest lawsuits filed against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson alleging sexual misconduct during massages, Watson is accused of deleting Instagram messages and contacting masseuses in an attempt to settle cases. Watson’s lawyer Rusty Hardin issued a statement in...
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    Sponsors sticking with Deshaun Watson

    Getty Images Despite the 19 lawsuits, and likely counting, against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, his endorsers have not yet abandoned him. Via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, none of Watson’s partners have ended their relationships with the man who has been accused of being a...
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    Another potential Deshaun Watson plaintiff tells her story to SI.com

    Getty Images Nineteen women have sued Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson over the past 13 days for misconduct during massage sessions. A twentieth woman has not sued Watson yet; for now, she has told her story to Jenny Vrentas of SI.com. The woman, known only as “Mary,” said that she provided a...
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    Official count of lawsuits against Deshaun Watson moves to eighteen

    Getty Images Attorney Tony Buzbee claimed on Friday night that 20 lawsuits have been filed against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Officially, the number filed is now 18. Via multiple reports, the seventeenth and eighteen assault lawsuits against Watson have now been filed. Presumably, No...
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    Darius Leonard compares coverage of Deshaun Watson and Chad Wheeler

    Getty Images One specific narrative has emerged in the wake of the 20 lawsuits and counting that have been filed against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. That narrative acquired some legitimacy when Colts linebacker Darius Leonard recently supported it on social media. The argument goes like...
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    Laremy Tunsil trade proves a major building block for Dolphins’ roster

    Getty Images The Dolphins made two blockbuster trades on Friday, first with the 49ers and then with the Eagles, and those two trades resulted in the draft picks that will shape Miami’s roster for years to come. But those trades couldn’t have happened without a previous blockbuster trade. That...
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    Tony Buzbee claims four more cases have been filed against Deshaun Watson

    Getty Images The number of lawsuits against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has now reached 20. After three days of relative quiet in connection with the controversy arising from allegations that Watson committed misconduct while receiving massages, attorney Tony Buzbee has announced on...
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    Houston Police Department: No evidence against Deshaun Watson has been submitted

    Getty Images The Deshaun Watson situation has gotten very quiet since Tuesday. That could change as soon as today, based on the most recent word on Tuesday night from attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents 16 women who has sued the Texans quarterback for assault. For now, though, not much is...
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    Deshaun Watson already may be facing a suspension

    Getty Images It remains to be seen whether Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson fights all of the pending sexual assault lawsuits against him or resolves them. Even if all of the claims are settled today, there’s already enough evidence to support a suspension under the Personal Conduct Policy, if...
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    Texans promote Greg Grissom to team president

    Getty Images The Texans have filled their vacant team president position. An announcement from the team on Wednesday brought word that Greg Grissom has been promoted from senior vice president of corporate development to the president job. Jamey Rootes resigned from the position in February...
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    Whitney Mercilus restructuring gives him a path to free agency after 2021

    Getty Images Like many players, Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus has agreed to a restructured contract that shuffles money around and creates cap space. Unlike most players who do a so-called “simple” restructuring, Mercilus also gets a more immediate path to free agency. Per a source with...
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    Tony Buzbee responds to statement from Rusty Hardin on Deshaun Watson

    Getty Images On Tuesday, attorney Rusty Hardin issued a statement on behalf of Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson regarding the various claims of assault made against him. On Tuesday night, lawyer Tony Buzbee, who has filed 16 cases and counting against Watson, responded in a Facebook post...
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    Deshaun Watson needs to settle these cases, now

    Getty Images In the week since Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson disclosed that he was facing a lawsuit that he refused to settle, I’ve been asked several times over the past few days how I would represent and/or advise Watson. I’ve thought about it a lot, reflecting on cases that I handled...
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    The flaws in the statements issued on behalf of Deshaun Watson

    Getty Images Although the rights of Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson remain fully preserved in a court of law, Watson’s case has suffered in recent days in the court of public opinion. On Tuesday, attorney Rusty Hardin fired back on Watson’s behalf, with a statement in which Hardin proclaims...
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    Deshaun Watson’s lawyer says allegations are false, accuses accuser of blackmail

    Getty Images Rusty Hardin, the attorney for Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, has released his most detailed statement rebutting claims that Watson has sexually harassed and assaulted some two dozen women who were employed to give him massages. In the statement, Hardin says that allegations...
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    Deshaun Watson’s marketing manager says someone contacted him to “blackmail” Watson

    Getty Images Bryan Burney, who works as Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s marketing manager, says he was contacted in January first by a woman who asked for $30,000 to buy her silence, and then by a man claiming to represent that woman who warned that they would “blackmail” Watson. A...
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    Two more lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson

    Getty Images The number of lawsuits filed against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson continued to grow on Tuesday. Two more lawsuits accusing Watson of sexual misconduct were filed and that brings the total to 16 since the start of last week. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports that...
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