HOUSTON – Houston general manager Nick Caserio said at his first news conference since Deshaun Watson, the first court case against Deshaun Watson, that the team respects the legal process and that he has no comment on the situation.
In the past month, 23 lawsuits have been filed against Watson for misconduct and sexual assault. One of the cases was dropped by a plaintiff ‘for the time being’ earlier this week, according to court documents.
“I know [Texans CEO] Kal [McNair] and ownership a few weeks ago uttered a letter just in relation to the organization’s attitude, relative to where we are. We respect the legal process and where it is. So we focus on today. We focus on getting ready for the off-season program and getting ready for the draft, so that’s where our focus is. ‘
In a letter to Texans season ticket holders on April 5, the McNair family addressed the civil lawsuits and a complaint filed with the Houston Police Department against Watson, saying, “We want to assure you that we take these allegations very seriously. .
“While awaiting the completion of these investigations, we express our strong position against any form of sexual assault,” the letter said. “Our family and the entire Houston Texans organization are deeply concerned about any form of abuse and we condemn this type of behavior.”
Caserio was asked on Friday about possible contingency plans at quarterback, but said he would not think so far down the road.
“We’re not really going to notice a lot of hypothetical and a lot of speculation,” Caserio said. “I’m not really good at that. Maybe someone else is better at it than I am. If you want to speculate, you should probably buy Bitcoin and focus on it. So we’re just going to focus on the things we can control, which are kind of ready. make up for the concept and try to take advantage of the opportunities to add to our team and set up our roster. ‘
In a statement last week, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy called the allegations against Watson very disturbing, pointing out that we take these issues very seriously.
McCarthy said the league launched an investigation last month into its policy on personal conduct after initial allegations and that the NFL “continues to closely monitor all developments in the case.”