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Jelani Scott

Report: Browns Won’t Void Watson’s Contract Amid New Lawsuits

Editors’ note: This story contains accounts of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or at https://www.rainn.org.

Despite reports of two more civil lawsuits being filed against Deshaun Watson in the past two weeks, the Browns reportedly intend to stick beside their quarterback amid the new allegations.

Cleveland currently has no plans to void Watson’s record five-year contract or the trade with the Texans that brought him to the organization, Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reported Friday. Watson, 26, signed an extension worth a guaranteed $230 million, the largest guaranteed deal in NFL history, after waiving his no-trade clause to join the Browns in a massive blockbuster trade in March.

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