Warren Moon believes legal issues are affecting Deshaun Watson’s game

Warren Moon believes Deshaun Watson's legal problems are contributing to its recent period of poor performance… TMZ Sports“I think many of his problems are psychological.”

The Cleveland Browns star has, of course, been involved in double-digit numbers of cases in court in recent years … and just recently he was sued again by another woman who accused him of sexual assault.

The quarterback has never said publicly whether all this affected him on the field … but when we spoke to Moon this week – the a friendship developed with the 29-year-old signal-caller during his time in Houston, Texas (where Warren is a legend) – he told us it's hard to believe it doesn't affect him on the field.

“He's still dealing with all the crap he had a few years ago with the lawsuits and all that,” the Hall of Famer said. “And now all of a sudden another lawsuit comes along.”

“It seems as if just after he has overcome the lawsuits and then the injuries of the last few years, got his career back on track, the next blow comes.”

The first lawsuit The misconduct allegations against Watson came back in 2021 – after he had made three consecutive Pro Bowl appearances. An avalanche of lawsuits followed in the months that followed. Watson eventually reached settlements with nearly all of his accusers in 2022 … but since the allegations, Watson has not made a Pro Bowl appearance.

In fact, he has never started more than six games in any year… and has never passed for more than 1,115 yards in a season.

And Moon, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, doesn't believe that's a coincidence.

“It seems like every time he goes on the field he plays with a heavy head and can't concentrate on the game,” Warren said. “He probably tries a little too hard. He puts pressure on. And he's just not able to play the way he could.”

“I kind of understand it,” said the former Oilers superstar quarterback. “I understand it, but he put himself in some of those situations.”

Watson has had ups and downs in his two games this season, but this weekend, when Cleveland faces the Giants at home, he has another chance to prove that he still has excellent skills.