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I’m going to continue to stand on my innocence and keep pushing forward and I’ve always stood on not disrespecting or sexually assaulting anyone.” “But at the same time, I have to continue to push forward with my life and my career and, for us to be able to move forward, I have to be able to take steps and put pride to the side. “I’ve always stood on my innocence and always said that I’ve never assaulted anyone or disrespected anyone and I will continue to stand on that,” Watson said during a press conference after the decision was announced. Sure, he made a weak apology last week before starting the Browns’ first preseason game, telling a team-employed reporter, “I want to say that I’m truly sorry to all of the women that I have impacted in this situation.” But after the settlement yesterday, he was right back to proclaiming his innocence. This story is far from over, in large part because of Watson’s refusal to acknowledge he did anything wrong. 18, 2022: The league and its players union agree to a settlement that includes an 11-game suspension and $5 million fine. 3, 2022: The NFL appeals Robinson’s ruling, reportedly seeking a suspension of at least one year in addition to a fine. Robinson, rules that Watson should be suspended for six games during the ’22 season. 1, 2022: The former federal judge chosen by the NFL and players union to hear the Watson case, Sue L. June 21, 2022: Watson settles 20 of the 24 suits against him.

June 7, 2022: The New York Times reports Watson booked massages with 66 therapists over a 17-month period and that the Texans “enabled” Watson’s massage habit.

Watson says he did not know why she cried.

May 17, 2022: Watson admits in a pretrial deposition that one massage therapist cried during their session, USA Today reports.

March 29, 2022: Goodell says Watson will be suspended and/or fined, not placed on the exempt list.

The Browns sign him to a record-setting five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract that includes just $1 million in salary for ’22, thereby limiting the amount of money he would lose from being suspended.

March 18, 2022: Watson waives his no-trade clause and accepts a move to Cleveland.

With the criminal proceedings against him concluded, teams reportedly rush to attempt to trade for Watson.

March 11, 2022: A grand jury in Harris County, Texas, declines to indict Watson on criminal charges.

Watson is not traded during the season and does not play a single snap. 2 deadline, commissioner Roger Goodell says the league does not have sufficient evidence to place Watson on the commissioner’s exempt list. 29, 2021: As trade rumors begin to pick up ahead of the Nov. “What if he goes to Atlanta or California or anywhere else? He would have a whole new community of massage therapists to target.” “The one thing I keep thinking about is, he’s about to get traded to another place,” the woman said.

SI published an account from a massage therapist, who has not filed a lawsuit, in which she described to reporter Jenny Vrentas how Watson developed an erection during a massage with her and began “thrusting the air.” She also expressed concern for how a trade of Watson to another franchise could threaten massage therapists in other cities. March 29, 2021: By this time, 19 suits had been filed against Watson.March 17, 2021: The first suit from a massage therapist is filed, containing graphic accounts of Watson’s alleged actions, including that Watson “purposefully touched the Plaintiff’s hand” with the tip of his penis during a massage.March 16, 2021: Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee says a lawsuit will be filed against Watson.