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Two more lawsuits filed against Houston Texans' Deshaun Watson, pushing total to 21; 18 women defend QB in statements

HOUSTON -- Two more lawsuits alleging sexual assault and inappropriate behavior were filed against Deshaun Watson on Tuesday evening, including one that states the Houston Texans quarterback has "unsent" messages on Instagram and has contacted the women who had previously massaged him "through intermediaries."

That statement in the lawsuit clarifies the contents of a lawsuit filed by Houston attorney Tony Buzbee on Sunday night that said Watson was deleting Instagram messages and contacting the women "who formally provided him massages, in an attempt to settle" those cases.

On Monday, Watson's lawyer, Rusty Hardin, said in a statement that Watson has not deleted any Instagram messages over the past two weeks and "categorically" denied that his client contacted any of the women directly.