Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson struck a deal with the NFL to play games in 2022. Then he insisted he was innocent coming off a staged in-house apology last week. Watson has been suspended for 11 regular season games and fined $5 million as part of an 11th hour agreement struck Thursday between the league and NFL Players’ Association, the league announced. He also must “promptly undergo a professional evaluation by behavioral experts” and “follow their treatment program.” Still, Watson said in a press conference Thursday that “I’ve always stood on my innocence and always said I’ve never assaulted anyone or disrespected anyone, and I’m continuing to stand on that.” He said this despite Judge Sue Robinson saying Watson’s pattern of conduct, in rampant alleged sexual assaults, had been “more egregious than any before reviewed by the NFL.” This comes after Watson had told a Browns team reporter last week that, “I’m truly sorry to all the women that I’ve impacted in this situation” and “my decisions that I made in my life that put me in this position I would definitely like to have back.” David Mulugheta, Watson’s agent at Athletes First, deleted his own tweet that read: “To be clear, Judge Robinson repeated the NFL’s narrative.