"No fire, no smoke" - NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp calls out Browns' Deshaun Watson over civil lawsuits

Deshaun Watson's legal troubles off the field have continued to overshadow the Cleveland Browns' offseason, and it seems more disturbing information is released to the public almost every day. Most recently, the number of lawsuits aimed at Watson has risen to 26 and those are from a reported 66 different masseuses.

The Cleveland Browns have allowed Watson to hold press conferences and answer questions regarding the accusations against him. The quarterback has continued to claim his innocence, insisting that nothing illegal transpired during his massage sessions.

In an interview with Vlad.TV, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Warren Sapp was interviewed on several topics, including the Deshaun Watson situation. Sapp had nothing but contempt for Watson.

"You've ran through a whole city as big as Houston with every masseuse that could possibly touch you. And now you need to go out of state or something, definitely wrong and that's it. No fire, no smoke. It's got to be a cauldron of fire down there, a lava pit or something. Come on. Stop this."

Sapp also expressed his disbelief that the Browns signed the quarterback to such a massive deal without some reassurances over his future.

“You mean to tell me the Cleveland Browns, one of the original franchises, gave this man $230 million and they have no assurance that he will not be suspended? What am I missing here? No, no, what am I missing here? How do you sign up for this and you have no guarantees from him, the league, or nobody involved in this thing?”

Deshaun Watson may not see the field in 2022, so do the Cleveland Browns have a backup plan in place?

Surely the Browns have a contingency plan in place in case Watson misses games due to suspension. Hopefully for Cleveland fans, that plan did not involve Baker Mayfield.

The team’s pursuit of Deshaun Watson rubbed Mayfield the wrong way and the former No. 1 overall pick decided he had no interest in suiting up in a Browns uniform ever again. Although Mayfield has yet to be traded, it's extremely unlikely he will begin the season in Cleveland.

Watson’s defense team, meanwhile, has shot down the sexual misconduct accusations by saying that every encounter was consensual and no money was exchanged. They also claimed that their client is not guilty of any wrongdoing. All we can do now is wait and see how things play out for Watson.

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