I can’t move one way or the other, based on hearsay.” No one in this room really knows what happened, other than the people that were involved. Garrett was pressed on whether Watson’s reputation matters, given the breadth of the allegations. The 26-year-old Watson has maintained that any sexual activity with the women was consensual - two separate grand juries in Texas declined to indict him on 10 criminal complaints - and that he intends to clear his name.
The newest lawsuit is the first filed since the Browns traded for Watson in March, when they signed him to a record-setting $230 million fully guaranteed contract.
