NFL teams preparing for a potential trade pursuit of Deshaun Watson are now focusing on two key aspects of his future following Friday’s grand jury decision to pass on indicting the Houston Texans quarterback on sexual assault allegations.
First, multiple teams considering a trade for Watson told Yahoo Sports that Tuesday’s deposition in the quarterback’s civil litigation will be pivotal because Watson is expected to give it without invoking his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to testify against himself. In his previous deposition, which was taken Friday, Watson’s attorney Rusty Hardin advised him to invoke the Fifth and decline answering questions by invoking the Fifth.