Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has seemingly been followed by controversy in recent years.
He served an 11-game suspension to begin his career with the Browns after settling over 20 sexual misconduct lawsuits. While his play has been up and down on the field, Watson recently startled NFL fans by visiting Saudi Arabia and filming what can only be described as a propaganda video for the repressive country trying to enter American sports from all angles.
Watson was again embroiled in controversy Wednesday, though this time it was in a less severe nature than multiple sexual assault allegations or laundering the reputation of a dictatorship that killed an American citizen with a bone saw.
Watson unveiled a new tattoo covering his entire back. Most observers noticed an apparent Super Bowl ring, left empty by the artist, assumedly to be filled in whenever Watson and the Browns win the Super Bowl.
Deshaun Watson shows off his new back tattoos.
It appears there is an empty ring ready to be filled in 👀 pic.twitter.com/khyVQzZs0z
— NFL Notifications (@NFLNotify) May 15, 2024
But there was another part of the mural that drew incredulous laughter: The visage of Martin Luther King Jr, which would have been a notable selection in its own right by Watson. But in this rendetion, MLK featured a flat-bill snapback, complete with the retail sticker.
NFL fans shared no mercy:
MLK in a snapback is the most insane thing I’ve ever seen https://t.co/kfOsZRDEKT
— B1G_Ryan (@B1G_Ryan) May 15, 2024
that r*pist deshaun watson got a tattoo of mlk in a snapback on his back LMFAO okay dude
— 💆🏽♂️ (@godspeedmayne) May 15, 2024
Having a tattoo of MLK doing a 2012 tumblr swag pose in a snapback is CRAZY https://t.co/vlLanT4Ktc
— turkish quandale dingle (@tonypizza69420) May 15, 2024
why does mlk has a snapback on https://t.co/bJcBpy07VN
— kane and lynch 2 (@Swaglinton) May 15, 2024
Some of the worst tattoos I’ve ever seen. Woman on the right got a beard, MLK Jr wearing a SnapBack, Kaws tattoo, empty Super Bowl ring https://t.co/I4FpA9MdAn
— Ant (@LilForskin) May 15, 2024