Deshaun Watson Is Ready To Be Heard

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🗓️ 9 September 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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QB Deshaun Watson takes the field for the Texans on Thursday night, armed with a fresh 4-year deal worth over $177 million, the second biggest in NFL history behind only the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes. Watson has found success at every level of his football career...from the public housing project in Georgia where he grew up, to Clemson where he won a national championship, and now in the NFL, where he’s made two straight Pro Bowl appearances. Through it all, Watson has remained quiet off the field, rarely speaking on anything outside of football. But following the killing of George Floyd, Watson has begun to use his voice. He marched in the streets of Houston with Floyd’s family, and helped lead a campaign to remove the name of a pro-slavery politician from a building at Clemson. Tim Keown interviewed Watson about his career and impact as a Black quarterback, and discusses his reporting with Pablo Torre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Breaking news on Sports Center, the Texans and Deshawn Watson are finalizing a four-year deal worth north of $177 million.
0:08.2	So Watson Trails only quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his 12-year deal with the Chiefs as the largest in NFL history.
0:16.1	When Deshawn Watson takes the field tomorrow night to kick off the NFL season, it'll be as a college national champion, a two-time pro bowler, and now the second highest paid player in the game.
0:29.5	Through it all, Watson has remained quiet and reserved, rarely sharing the frustration he has felt at times as a black quarterback in the NFL.
0:38.5	Today, a different side of Deshawn Watson, courtesy of ESPN's Tim Kuhin,
0:44.4	who sat down with Watson to learn how the Texans quarterback is finding his voice.
0:50.5	I'm Pablo Torre. It's Wednesday, September 9th.
0:57.1	This is ESPN Daily.
1:00.7	Tim Kewan, thank you for joining me, man.
1:03.2	Hey, Pablo. Good to be here. Thank you for having me.
1:10.4	I want to start our conversation with a moment from your interview with DeShan Watson for your latest ESPN cover story.
1:12.2	Because you talk to him in July over Zoom from your home in Northern California where you are now and he was 2,000 miles away in
1:18.3	Houston and you asked him this very pointed question you asked what unique challenges does a black
1:25.5	quarterback face when deciding to speak up on social issues?
1:30.4	How did Deshaun Watson answer that question?
1:33.7	Pablo, he answered it in two different ways and two very illustrative ways, I would say.
1:43.1	He started by saying, I think you have to watch what you say sometimes.
1:47.0	Um, honestly, I think, I think you have to watch what you say sometimes.
1:54.0	That was the standard answer.
1:58.0	And then he stopped.
2:04.1	He looked down as if almost to chastise himself.
2:07.3	He slapped his hands on his knees and he said,
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