The NFL is reviewing the latest sexual assault allegation made against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson.
BBC reports that a woman filed a civil lawsuit against Watson in Houston, Texas, on Monday, seeking US$1M in damages for an incident that allegedly occurred while the pair were on a date in October 2020.
The NFL says Watson will not be immediately suspended as there have been no criminal charges brought, and its review has just begun.
The Browns say they will respect the due process and follow the NFL's guidelines on the matter.
In August 2022, Watson was suspended for 11 games without pay and fined US$5M following an investigation into multiple sexual misconduct allegations.
He was accused of sexual assault and inappropriate misconduct during massage sessions that took place between March 2020 and March 2021.
Watson denied the allegations, and two grand juries ruled there was not enough evidence to charge him, and he later reached confidential settlements with 23 of the 24 women in the summer of 2022.
The 28-year-old moved from the Houston Texans on a five-year deal worth a then-NFL-record US$230M in March 2022.
He played in the Browns' season-opening defeat against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
[Source: BBC]
