NFL to review new Watson assault allegation

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The NFL said it is reviewing the latest intersexual battle allegation made against Cleveland Browns backmost Deshaun Watson.

A pistillate filed a civilian suit against Watson successful Houston, Texas connected Monday seeking $1m (£764,000) successful damages for an incidental that allegedly occurred portion the brace were connected a day successful October 2020.

The NFL added that Watson volition not beryllium instantly suspended arsenic determination person been nary transgression charges brought and its reappraisal has conscionable begun.

The Browns accidental they volition "respect the owed process "and "follow the NFL's guidelines" connected the matter.

In August 2022, Watson was suspended for 11 games without wage and fined $5m pursuing an probe into aggregate intersexual misconduct allegations.

He was accused of intersexual battle and inappropriate misconduct during massage sessions that took spot betwixt March 2020 and March 2021.

Watson denied the allegations, and 2 expansive juries ruled determination was not capable grounds to complaint him. He aboriginal reached confidential settlements with 23 of the 24 women successful the summertime of 2022.

The 28-year-old moved from the Houston Texans connected a five-year woody worthy a then-NFL-record $230m (£174.4m) successful March 2022.

He played successful the Browns' season-opening decision against the Dallas Cowboys connected Sunday.

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