The Houston Texans have been named as defendants in a new lawsuit from a Deshaun Watson accuser.
On Monday, lawyer Tony Buzbee, who has represented all of Watson’s accusers since March 2021, announced his legal team had filed a lawsuit in Harris County district court naming Houston NFL Holdings as defendants in a civil suit related to the sexual assault lawsuits filed against Watson.
“Today we filed the first case of what will likely be many against the Houston Texans related to Deshaun Watson’s behavior,” the statement read via the Pro Football Network’s Aaron Wilson. “Suffice to say, the overwhelming evidence collected indicating that the Houston Texans enabled Watson’s behavior is incredibly damning. We believe the Texans knew or most certainly should have known of Watson’s conduct. Beyond that, we believe the filing speaks for itself.”
Lawsuit filed by Tony Buzbee adding the Texans as a defendant pic.twitter.com/Ls2IsUAVPq
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) June 27, 2022
Watson is set to have a disciplinary hearing with the NFL on June 28.
