Deshaun Watson’s Lone Holdout Lauren Baxley Explains Why She Won’t Settle

There can only be one.

Cleveland Browns star Quarterback Deshaun Watson was being sued by 24 different women for sexual misconduct, he settled all of the cases with the women except for one. Watson is on the verge of resuming his career, but he’ll have to wait just a little bit longer, as the NFL finally handed down his official punishment: an 11-game suspension and a $5 million fine.

One of the reasons that the league was able to settle with Watson is the fact that he’s settled with mostly all of his accusers outside of court. All except for one.

Lauren Baxley, the only woman not to settle with Watson, detailed the reasons behind her decision and said one of her motivations is Watson showing absolutely no remorse over his actions.

Via Daily Beast:

“I have rejected all settlement offers, in part because they have not included any sincere acknowledgment of remorse and wrongdoings, nor have they included any promises of rehabilitative treatment,” Baxley said in the essay.

“Watson still refuses to admit that he harassed and committed indecent assault against me. Any settlement offer he has made has been a dismissal of his evil actions, and I know that unless there is an authoritative intervention, he will continue his destructive behavior.”

The NFL and the Cleveland Browns agreed to suspend QB Deshaun Watson for 11 games and fine him $5 million after 24 women accused him of sexual misconduct. All of his accusers agreed to financial settlements with Watson. Except one.

Let her explain why. https://t.co/9AC8nvYL7a

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 19, 2022

Tony Buzbee, the lawyer who represented the 24 accusers, blasted the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell in his own personal statement where he accused them of “not caring” about sexual assault and its victims.

Statement from attorney Tony Buzbee on #Browns Deshaun Watson’s 11-game suspension pic.twitter.com/P7JF8X6I3v

— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) August 18, 2022

Earlier this year reports indicated that Watson met with 66 massage therapists over the span of 17 months.

That stat alone makes you think something was very off with Watson’s clear-cut infatuation with getting massages.

Props to the one holdout for standing her ground.

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