The quarterback said he had no regrets about his off-field conduct, and the Browns defended their decision to trade for Watson.
. But he still faces 22 active civil lawsuits by women and potential disciplinary action by the NFL under its personal conduct policy.
Team officials said they hired investigators to look into the allegations Watson faces, but they revealed few details about the process. Neither Berry nor Jimmy Haslam would say if the investigators spoke to the women. “I think there are other ways that they could have gone about doing a more two-sided investigation instead of just being like, ‘Oh, we can’t talk to them,’ ” Tuegel said. “What they’re calling an investigation sounds very one-sided to me, and it seems like a really convenient excuse for them to reject what 22 different women have bravely come forward and said — women who have been forced by judges to expose their identities.
“This is not easy,” Stefanski said. “And I certainly have sincere empathy for anybody who’s a victim of sexual abuse in any way. So these are hard, hard conversations. … I think Deshaun is ready to make a positive impact on this community.”“We empathize with that emotion,” Berry said. “We empathize with that sentiment. And at the same time, we also feel good about the work that we did as we vetted this transaction. We do have confidence and faith in Deshaun as a person.
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