Another Deshaun Watson Story, this time from The New York Times

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It is time, Watson and his representatives say, for everyone to move on.

Yet a New York Times examination of records, including depositions and evidence for the civil lawsuits as well as interviews of some of the women, showed that Watson engaged in more questionable behavior than previously known.

The Times’s review also showed that Watson’s conduct was enabled, knowingly or not, by the team he played for at the time, the Houston Texans, which provided the venue Watson used for some of the appointments. A team representative also furnished him with a nondisclosure agreement after a woman who is now suing him threatened online to expose his behavior.

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Watson has said publicly that he hired about 40 different therapists across his five seasons in Houston, but The Times’s reporting found that he booked appointments with at least 66 different women in just the 17 months from fall 2019 through spring 2021. A few of these additional women, speaking publicly for the first time, described experiences that undercut Watson’s insistence that he was only seeking professional massage therapy.

One woman, who did not sue Watson or complain to the police, told The Times that he was persistent in his requests for sexual acts during their massage, including “begging” her to put her mouth on his penis.

“I specifically had to say, ‘No, I can’t do that,’” said the woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity to protect her family’s privacy. “And that’s when I went into asking him, ‘What is it like being famous? Like, what’s going on? You’re about to mess up everything.’”

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The 66 women are:

The 24 who have sued him, including two who filed suits within the last week. In the most recent suit, the woman said Watson masturbated during the massage.

A woman who sued but then withdrew the complaint because of “privacy and security concerns.”

Two women who filed criminal complaints against Watson but did not sue him.

At least 15 therapists who issued statements of support for Watson at the request of his lawyers and gave him massages during that period.

At least four therapists from Genuine Touch, the massage therapy group contracted with the Texans.

Five women identified by the plaintiffs’ lawyers during the investigation for their civil suits.

At least 15 other women whose appointments with Watson were confirmed through interviews and records reviewed by The Times.

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