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As rumors swirl about a possible settlement in the NFL’s effort to discipline Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, he has finally shown remorse toward massage therapists who have accused him of wronging him.
“Look, I mean I’m very sorry to all the women I’ve affected in this situation,” Watson told Aditi Kinkhabwala in an interview that aired during Channel 5’s pre-match show for the opener of the team’s preseason, via ESPN.com’s Jake Trotter. “The decisions I made in my life that put me in this position, I certainly wish I could take it back, but I want to continue to move forward and grow and learn and prove that I’m a true person of character and I’m going to keep moving forward. “.
Watson had previously shown no remorse to his alleged victims. Judge Sue L. Robinson found that Watson engaged in nonviolent sexual assault of four women who provided him with private massages. It was sued by 24 women, with 23 of them settled, so far.
It is a significant shift in focus for Watson, who was reprimanded by Judge Robinson for categorically denying wrongdoing in his version of events provided to the league. Whether it will help his cause before appeals officer Peter Harvey remains to be seen. Before that happens, the two sides will have an opportunity to work out an agreed resolution.