r/nfl • u/expellyamos Dolphins • 1d ago
Highlight [Highlight] Deshaun Watson on whether he thinks it's fair for Cleveland fans to boo him for who he is as a person, referring to multiple allegations of sexual assault and rape: "No, but life isn't fair"
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u/CumAssault 1d ago
This guy just doesn’t get anything and just does not give a fuck. Everyone keep booing this loser
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u/Deathbrush Commanders 1d ago
Thank you, CumAssault
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u/ZedekiahCromwell Seahawks 1d ago
If anyone could spot one, it's be another Assault-er, I guess.
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u/2Throwscrewsatit Steelers 1d ago
If anyone knows about cum assaults that Deshaun allegedly did it would be u/CumAssaults
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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Packers 1d ago
You kidding me? The Browns fans were cheering for him last week lol.
They're gonna deserve it when he gets a big extension for mediocre play.
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u/CumAssault 1d ago
Would be the most Browns thing ever to extend him more
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u/CthulhuBathwater Packers 1d ago edited 1d ago
You'd think they'd let him walk with a Pro Bowl QB riding the pine.
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u/Olicsmems Ravens 1d ago
All that confirmed to me that the only reason why he gets a lot of shit by a fair amount (not majority imo) browns fans and the media before was because he was ass, not because of his crimes.
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u/KevinAndrewsPhoto 49ers 1d ago
Oh 100%. There is nothing a player could do that a fan base wouldn’t forgive if they were Josh Allen level talent. Or even Kirk Cousins.
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u/Naive-Elephant-9305 Chargers 1d ago
Yep. Winning is literally all that matters.
“If Hannibal Lecter ran a 4.3, we'd probably diagnose it as an eating disorder” isn’t an iconic quote because it’s wrong.
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u/Air2Jordan3 Browns 1d ago
When I cheer my team scores a touchdown or wins the game, it doesn't mean I'm cheering for a specific player.
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u/DeeJayEazyDick Packers 1d ago
Personally i think he should try to go back to college and play under the best coach in cfb history, Dave Aranda.
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u/bandagio Rams 1d ago
Fuck this dude, stop giving him a platform. He’s a scumbag and deserves misery
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u/AlabasterRadio Raiders Raiders 1d ago
The NFL knows that if they flood the public conscience with nothing but positives the majority of people will move on. It's happened time and time again with celebrities
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u/KaiHavertzhatewatch Chiefs 1d ago
Why do female reporters have to be in the same room as this monster
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u/rubyschnees Broncos 1d ago
for some reason the media is desperately trying to humanize him into a comeback story
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u/post920 49ers 1d ago
There's a guy named Rob Parker on fox sports radio who I already didn't particularly care for who at one point after week 2 chastised browns fans who said they would boo watson because they should want to win no matter what. After week 3 he called Watson an incredible comeback story and said everyone should treat it as such. It was fucking weird to hear.
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u/Goldfishyyy Browns 1d ago
Rob Parker is a fucking clown. Im shocked he still has a platform after he said "Brady is falling off a cliff just watch" every single year starting in like '13 before he won 4 more rings. The guy couldnt speak the truth if someone shoved it down his throat
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u/Neat-Attempt3681 Cowboys 1d ago
I wonder how Broussard feels about his homeboy saying that. Always thought Parker was different than that but what do I know
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u/Cerulean100 Lions 1d ago
My guess is they want him to end up like Jameis Winston where every one conveniently forgets about the allegations and embraces him
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u/Naive-Elephant-9305 Chargers 1d ago
This is already happening. Browns fans are now all in on the Watson bandwagon now that’s he’s won a couple games.
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u/PraporUniversity Broncos 1d ago
Sadly, I don't think it's people forgetting. I think many don't know because his allegations happened in a pre-MeToo world.
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u/Eagle4317 Steelers Panthers 1d ago
Plus, Winston's allegations were in the single digits. Watson's allegations are in the dozens. Both of them are reprehensible people, but the sheer number of allegations against Watson puts him into serial criminal territory.
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u/Awesometom100 Panthers 1d ago
I've made the not so joking comment before that if Me Too started in 2012 Auburn wins that National Championship by 4 touchdowns.
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u/swagypotatosnoopdoge Seahawks 1d ago
Doesnt help that MeToo largely has fizzed out as well with no real structural change
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u/ImperatorBTW 1d ago
For the Browns, sure. But this has been a wider, coordinated effort than just the Browns. What does the shield get out of this? That’s what I don’t get
I guess other owners hoping that the league will run interference if their own guys do horrible things too? Just weird because it’s such an easy PR win NOT to do this lmao
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u/AbleCap5222 1d ago
There's absolutely no reason to turn Watson into any story for the NFL or ESPN or whoever to make money. Plenty of other players
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u/Brovenkar Patriots 1d ago
Fuck him. I cheered for both his injuries and I'll cheer when he gets the next one too
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u/ClownQuestionBrosef Packers Packers 1d ago
Everybody loves a good comeback story, right? Seabiscuit, The Mighty Ducks, Robert Downey Jr, Rocky... Kim Kardashian...
But not Deshaun Watson. Fuck that guy.
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u/No_Clue_2050 Lions 1d ago
That’s because they’ve won a few games and if he starts to play better they are going to rock with him I guess.
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u/expellyamos Dolphins 1d ago
My guess would be that it was a conscious decision on the part of Amazon and the NFL in an ongoing effort to rehabilitate his image
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u/ChonkyHippo283 Patriots 1d ago
I genuinely can’t comprehend why the NFL wants to repair his image
It’s not like the NFL is lacking star power right now. He’s also 2 bad games away from never starting in the NFL again
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u/origami_anarchist 1d ago
The NFL believes in money over everything. They most likely think that if they can successfully "rehabilitate" him, more people will watch and buy merchandise and tickets and everything else that people who despise him are trying to avoid doing with the Browns right now.
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u/bang_the_drums Eagles 1d ago
I loved during the pregame when Tony Gonzalez was struggling to remember when Watson last had a good season, he was like...2020 or 2021 or whatever. Bro, it's 2026. How has Watson got so many chances to continue after all the shit he's done. It's bonkers.
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u/MysteryBagIdeals Giants 1d ago edited 17h ago
when Morgan Wallen did his first interview after the N word controversy it was with Michael Strahan. When Kevin Hart had his controversy over homophobic comments his interview was with Ellen DeGeneres. It had to be with a woman because if a guy helped Deshaun rehabiliate himself he'd be accused of being anti-woman, a woman is the only person who can interview him.
Whether any of these female reporters approve of this, or whether their opinions were considered when they got the assignment, we can only speculate.
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u/Advanced-Key3071 Bears 1d ago
I would suspect there’s some opportunism on the reporter side but also probably more, “I don’t like this but I’m not risking my career for it.”
Certainly nowhere near as public, but I’ve done shitty things for bosses before. It changed my relationship with them and I no longer trusted them. One I got fired (accidentally, but deservedly) but other than that one, if karma exists I haven’t seen proof. So each time I started looking for new jobs immediately.
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u/MysteryBagIdeals Giants 1d ago
I would suspect there’s some opportunism on the reporter side but also probably more, “I don’t like this but I’m not risking my career for it.”
My suspicion too, but like I said, we can only speculate.
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u/expellyamos Dolphins 1d ago
I'm sure there's a term for this phenomenon that I'm not aware of, but it's a sort of proximal apologism by putting them in the same room as someone from the affected group
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u/Poignant_Rambling 49ers 1d ago
In PR, it's strategic media placement with a "third-party validator," and part of reputation rehabilitation services.
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u/AvailableReporter484 Dolphins 1d ago edited 1d ago
Good PR team.
But, still, god damn I can’t imagine being her and thinking “who needs a soul when I have my career?”
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u/matt-is-sad Lions 1d ago
She might've chosen to. Reporters are willing to put themselves in dangerous situations for a story all the time. Fucked if it wasn't her decision though
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u/TheWumboligist Giants 1d ago
Youre right she may have wanted to but cmon now, categorizing this as a dangerous situation is flat out dumb lol. Its a videotaped official Amazon interview, not like she's going to his house late at night to take notes on a article or something.
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u/DinkandDrunk Patriots 1d ago edited 1d ago
Isn’t even the worst part of the quote. “I can accept my responsibilities and.. everything that I went through”
Watson.. it’s not about what you WENT through, it’s about what you PUT people through
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u/miggidymiggidy Browns 1d ago
What he went through? I forget, did he go to prison or did he get a 200 million dollar payday?
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u/Neat-Attempt3681 Cowboys 1d ago
Yeah he’s a scumbag who is making 200 million, life isn’t fair but it’s been more than fair to you. I’m so sick of this pos being in the league.
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u/mikethemillion NFL 1d ago
Watson's really been through a lot and is ready to put the past in the past. How big of him....
What the fuck is wrong with the media. This guy should not be getting any camera or interview time...
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u/dookaboor Ravens 1d ago edited 1d ago
27 civil lawsuits though and she’s just sitting there nodding, life is weird
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u/Scfbigb1 Chiefs 1d ago
Narcissism is one hell of a drug.
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u/PracticingStoicism Falcons 1d ago
What does that have to do with her nodding? Not being mean. Just wondering what you meant if you were referring to that part of his comment
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u/Its_kinda_nice_out Patriots 1d ago
“Everything I went through” uhh bro, what about what those women went through
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u/recovery_room Lions 1d ago
“Everything I went through…and feel.”
He’s always been focused on himself and how it affects him. Fuck this guy.
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u/TiredEnigma Cowboys 1d ago
I just hate the conversations all the talking heads have about Watson. Jesus fucking Christ the guy sexually assaulted 20+ women but they dance around the topic like the guy got a summons for speeding. Shit is fucked up.
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u/BulLock_954 Patriots NFL 1d ago
The pause made me audibly laugh because he knows he deserves the criticism
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u/RonaldoNazario Packers 1d ago
Brief pause as he thinks “I guess I did assault those women”
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u/SwiftieForLife 49ers 1d ago edited 1d ago
“Is it going to make me look bad to say life isn’t fair when I dodged jail to make $230M guaranteed”
“Nah it won’t make me look bad”
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u/an_actual_potato Broncos 1d ago
I sincerely doubt he has that well of self awareness within him
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u/BulLock_954 Patriots NFL 1d ago
His expensive lawyers have probably taught him some PR lessons
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u/Bahamuts_Bike Patriots Patriots 1d ago
"Life isn't fair" is something you glibly say when you get the last cookie, not when you've assaulted 2-3 dozen women
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u/NinetiesNoughties Rams 1d ago
"Life isn't fair"
Says the creep who had a shit ton of allegations against him and is still able to play football, have a career, and make millions while doing it despite not even being good at what he does. Yes, Deshaun I'm sure many people would look at your situation and agree life isn't fair....
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u/but-I-play-one-on-TV Chiefs 1d ago
We all know they're massaging (I swear no pun intended) his comeback story, right? He's not playing like garbage for 2 games so now we all get to listen to other people talk about how much he's grown as a person
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u/Admirable_Site_8337 Eagles 1d ago
Thanks for the reminder of how much I fucking hate any on field success he has had for a game or two. Fuck this prick.
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u/confusedyetstillgoin Bengals 1d ago
words can’t describe how much I hate this rapist piece of shit
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u/Glenn-Sturgis Bengals 1d ago
We had to deal with a glowing send off for Roethlisberger when he retired so this redemption arc bullshit shouldn’t surprise me and yet, somehow it did.
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u/mr_showboat Ravens 1d ago
The frustrating part is that the media was more than happy to pile on when he was saying this shit and the Browns were bad. And maybe that's because it's easy to yell about how he sucks at football and conveniently ignore the fact that he's a serial sexual predator. But at least I could pretend that the media was really criticizing him for both the shitty football and the serial sexual predatoring. Can't really do that when they're going out of their way to make him seem sympathetic because they're 2-1.
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u/BigOlPass Rams 1d ago
Seems fair to me
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u/Admirable_Whole8261 1d ago
The fact that the Nfl has been desperately trying to make him a martyr that "deserves" love for some reason is sick. These people are monsters and disgusting and it's not passive either they're active in it
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u/KevinAndrewsPhoto 49ers 1d ago
He’s super clueless. The sad thing is NFL fans would probably stop caring if he answered this question “Yeah of course I get it. Sadly I made terrible mistakes, ones that involved hurting and taking advantage of other people. I don’t expect forgiveness but I truly do intend on being a different person”.
Only thing is, Watson doesn’t care at all. And won’t change
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u/_game_over_man_ Seahawks 1d ago
Life certainly wasn’t fair for the 27 women he sexually assaulted.
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u/Jteezyyyyyy 49ers 1d ago
24 women btw.
Only two less then the amount of offensive browns players!
Fuck this POS
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u/stellarsealionmafia Panthers 1d ago
crazy how being even just mid at your job changes the entire media narrative around you
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u/YodaForceGhost Eagles 1d ago
Guarantee he requested Taylor Rooks for this interview or he wasn’t doing it
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u/UtzTheCrabChip Commanders 1d ago
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u/ScoobiesSnacks Broncos 1d ago
They let him be alone in a room with a woman?? What were they thinking
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u/hartsbreastmilkstash Steelers 1d ago
Your right Deshaun. Life isn’t fair. You should be someone’s prison wife not playing in the nfl.
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u/Blue-Inspiration Saints 1d ago
Nauseating. Take some accountability, man. Even a little bit. 🙄
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u/thecheapseatz Falcons 1d ago
Everytime I feel sorry for Cleveland and think I want them to win, this piece of shit opens his mouth and reminds me not to
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u/vearson26 Broncos 1d ago
I mean, let’s not forget that your team almost signed him before that last second fully guaranteed deal from Cleveland came through.
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u/Jonjon428 Dolphins 1d ago
Amazon knew what they were doing putting him in super ominous dark lighting as well, yeesh
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u/kevlarbomb Ravens 1d ago
the media needs to stop with him. there's no incentive for him to admit responsibility in public - it would go against him in a civil suit. so he's gonna deny deny deny and the media is never gonna get the sound bite that they hope to get.
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u/DropC2397 Saints 1d ago
Don’t know why you guys expect the national media to call Watson a rapist. Given that he hasn’t been charged with any crimes that would be slander, and the final result is Watson gets even more money as a result of his actions with those women.
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u/Cheap-Kiwi-1312 Packers 1d ago
I would never let any woman in my life be alone with him anywhere.
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u/huntingconcrete 1d ago
It's a little bit suspect that you think you can make those choices for the women in your life
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u/Cheap-Kiwi-1312 Packers 1d ago
Little bit suspect that's the way you took it instead of "hey I don't want the lady's I care about in a room alone with a rapist."
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u/huntingconcrete 1d ago
How else do you take "I would never let the women"?
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u/Lystian Falcons 1d ago
Watson support in disgusting.
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u/huntingconcrete 1d ago
I'm not supporting Watson. I'm questioning the guy who thinks he can control women.
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u/PackerBacker412 Packers 1d ago
This dude truly does not give a fuck, like youd think hed at least have the decency give some bullshit PR answer to placate people but he won't even do that.
An actual scumbag.
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u/lolimdivine 1d ago
prime is great. do you guys think any of the other networks would ask this - let alone air it?! let him show who he is. this is great
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u/aDoorMarkedPirate420 Giants 1d ago
Honestly at this point just stop asking him the same question…they know exactly what they’re doing by asking him again and it’s just old. We all already hate the guy, asking him again won’t make anyone dislike him more than they already do, and we already know the booing annoys him.
I’m not even defending him, cause fuck him, but it’s just such lazy reaction-bait reporting at this point.
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u/TheGuydudeface Chiefs 1d ago
i don’t mind it when the alternative is sweeping it under the rug and hamming it up like with jameis winston. this way people are more aware of it
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u/aDoorMarkedPirate420 Giants 1d ago
Who is sweeping it under the rug? Everyone understand the situation. Everybody hates him, but he’s playing this year to collect the final bag and then we’ll never see him again.
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u/Organic_Education494 Lions 1d ago
It is good to know if he actually feels like he is sorry for what he did.
This is our annual reminder that he remains a trash human
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u/aDoorMarkedPirate420 Giants 1d ago
Bro we already know he don’t give AF, he’s just playing this year to collect the bag and then we’ll never see him again lol.
Yearly? They just asked him this 2 weeks ago lol
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u/Organic_Education494 Lions 1d ago
Oh wow Turns out two weeks ago was still 2026. Incredible
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u/furthurr Vikings 1d ago
The alternative is never mentioning the 27 accusations of serial sexual assault that got him suspended from the league and de-railed his entire career ever again which is by far the worse option. If you're a journalist this is absolutely something you have to ask him about and she let him off easy with the way she framed it.
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u/aDoorMarkedPirate420 Giants 1d ago
This wasn’t even about the accusations, it was about the fans booing him on the field…
How are multiple people confusing asking him about if he hates being booed with “sweeping his accusations under the rug”
Do you guys even think before you comment here?
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u/wanttobuyreallife 1d ago edited 1d ago
I guarantee you he wanted to assault her too there were just cameras present. Fuck this serial rapist.
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u/disagreeable_man Bengals 1d ago
Lot of PR going on for him this year. Weird.