Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson ultimately faced 27 civil lawsuits arising from allegations of misconduct during massage therapy sessions. None has ever gone to trial.

One is scheduled to occur fairly soon.

Via Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today , the trial of a case filed in October 2022 has been set for February 18, 2026 .

The lawsuit — the only one not filed by Houston attorney Tony Buzbee — alleges that Watson pressured the plaintiff to perform oral sex during a December 2020 massage session. Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, has consistently denied liability. At one point, Hardin called it a “sham” lawsuit.

“He really has not done what they alleged he did,” Hardin told Schrotenboer on Wednesday. “I think a jury will agree with us and that’s why we have courthouses. . . . It’s

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