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At Friday’s press conference, the lawyer representing at least nine women who allege aggression by Texan quarterback Deshaun Watson will release copies of the lawsuits opened so far, along with Watson’s “multiple texts”.
On Thursday night, lawyer Tony Buzbee released a specific chain of messages. Frankly, it proves nothing.
Following messages, the masseuse says she can perform “Swedish, deep tissue, sports massage, trigger point”. Watson says he is “more like a Swedish guy” and later asks, “Are you comfortable with the gluteal area?”
This is probably the reason for Buzbee’s decision to include a screenshot of the messages. In the context of massages, the “gluteal area” is harmless. Athletes, especially soccer players, often need the muscles of the groin and the “gluteal region” to be massaged. Former NFL defender Chris Simms explained that earlier today in PFT Live.
In addition to the fact that it is normal to massage the “gluteal area”, Watson specifically asked if the masseuse feels “comfortable with the gluteal area”.
Again, nothing in this text string proves any kind of wrongdoing. If the other text messages released on Friday have a similar tone and content, it will (or at least shouldn’t) do anything to convince anyone that Watson did something wrong.
UPDATE 11:19 PM Eastern Time: The second page of the text message (frankly I don’t know how to use Instagram very well) contains an apology from Watson that was probably sent after one of the meetings. “I’m sorry you feel uncomfortable,” he said. “It was never the intentions. Lmk if you want to work in the future. I’m sorry. “Although this shows that Watson acknowledged that the masseuse was” uncomfortable “, it does not prove that an assault occurred.