Texans Reporter Fired For Comparing Deshaun Watson Accusers To Terrorists

Deshaun Watson isn’t the only person feeling the fallout from 22 civil lawsuits being filed. A Houston Texans beat writer is feeling the pain after the paper fired him on Friday when it came to light that he made some off putting comments on a Massachusetts sports radio show last month about the sexual misconduct accusations against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Aaron Wilson was let go by the Chronicle once they became aware of a March 19th appearance he made on The Greg Hill Show on Boston’s WEEI.

“In his case, you know, it’s kind of you don’t negotiate with terrorists,” Wilson said. “People are demanding money, they’re asking for money. It kept escalating, it kept going up and up and up. You’re talking about more and more funds, I’m not going to say how much it got to, but my understanding is, you know, that there was an admission that, it was, you know, something, you know just that this was, you know, just a money grab.”

From me and @kalynkahler: NFL reporter Aaron Wilson — who compared the women suing Deshaun Watson to terrorists — no longer working for Houston Chroniclehttps://t.co/FibJQihi9q

— Diana Moskovitz (@DianaMoskovitz) April 10, 2021

Wilson’s statement below:

“My efforts to convey perspectives on the situation clearly demonstrated an unintentional lack of sensitivity to the serious nature of these type of allegations, and I sincerely apologize for my remarks,” Wilson wrote.

My statement: pic.twitter.com/4YntyNveci

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) April 10, 2021

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