Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson won’t be pleading the Fifth Amendment again.
According to a report from Aaron Wilson of the Pro Football Network, the three-time Pro Bowler will not take the Fifth Amendment when he sits down for his deposition on March 15.
Watson previously pled the Fifth during his first deposition on March 11, the same day that a Harris County grand jury convened to decide whether or not to indict the 26-year-old referencing criminal complaints of sexual assault to the Houston Police Department. The grand jury declined to indict Watson.
The former 2017 first-round pick is still the defendant in a civil lawsuit wherein 22 women have made similar allegations. The NFL is also conducting their own investigation into the allegations to determine if Watson violated the league’s personal conduct policy.
Watson’s future is Houston is all but used up as he has sought a trade since January 2021. The Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints are two teams that are heavily interested in Watson, who signed a four-year, $177.5 million contract extension in September 2020 to remain with the Texans. A no-trade clause in Watson’s contract gives him additional say as to where he will continue his NFL career.