When you speak the way Watson did at training camp it doesn’t show that he is a “true person or character,” or that he is “truly sorry” to the women he would eventually pay off in court to make this all go away.© 2023 Cleveland Browns. Nothing was learned from whatever “training” he was forced to undergo, other than check an NFL-mandated box. It was a terrible apology, but at least went further than saying “the media directed this narrative.” What it’s allowed him to do is solidify the beliefs of misogynists that his apology was insincere and forced, because Deshaun Watson has proven it was insincere and forced. “The decisions that I made in my life that put me in this position I would definitely like to have back, but I want to continue to move forward and grow and learn and show that I am a true person of character and I am going to keep pushing forward.” “Look, I want to say that I’m truly sorry to all of the women that I have impacted in this situation,” Watson said in the interview. It’s a staunch contrast from a year ago, after Watson was reinstated when he said: Those behind-the-scenes processes are largely unknown, but something has occurred which has given the NFL cause to believe he’s fine to return to competition while Watson is still saying he did nothing wrong, the women lied and the media created this whole thing. NFL settles with Deshaun Watson, resulting in 11-game suspension and $5M fineĪs part of Watson’s suspension he was to undergo evaluation by behavior experts, as well as complete a treatment program. However, there is an element to this that’s couched in objective truth: The NFL punishment of Watson did nothing to change his pattern of thinking. Just as we’re entitled to think this is disgusting. By trying to conflate the lack of coverage of his rise to the NFL with the widespread reporting on sexual misconduct, Watson is attempting to paint the media as a specter that preys on the negative and gleefully waits for someone’s downfall. We can appreciate the struggles Watson went through to reach the NFL, and also be absolutely disgusted by the allegations against him. Multiple elements to this can exist simultaneously. That has happened only once in NFL history, and that story centered on Deshaun Watson. Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns walks off the field after the Cleveland Browns OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on in Berea, Ohio. It’s not that these stories aren’t interesting or important, but rather that on a national level the trope of “overcoming adversity” is too common to tell a broad audience.īeing accused by 25 women of sexual assault isn’t. Spend any time around the league and there are literally hundreds of examples of players overcoming personal adversity to find success in the NFL. Of course, there’s a very clear reason why the difficulties of Watson’s personal life haven’t been widely reported on - and that’s because they’re not a story of national significance. The latest attempt by Watson to conflate the lack of coverage of his upbringing, with the widespread reporting of sexual misconduct is just another tactic being used in a playbook he’s been running since news emerged in 2021.ĭeshaun Watson has never shown remorse for serial sexual misconduct allegations The entire process since the allegations emerged has been to deflect, call the accusers liars, deny any wrongdoing - and now blame the media. I had that opportunity to tell that story to those guys and look my teammates in the eyes, and be able to touch them - let them know why I am who I am. Especially last year, it’s been the media directing and narrating something else. “There’s things people don’t really get to hear about. In Watson’s view, it’s been unfair that the sexual assault and misconduct allegations were reported on, but not the personal struggles he had as a child to reach the NFL. #Browns Deshaun Watson on telling his story to his teammates /7kRN0tvIMi- Mary Kay Cabot July 23, 2023
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