During the interview, Hardin argued that the decisions made by a pair of grand juries in Texas should be enough to get the NFL to take no action against Watson. Most recently, Hardin appeared on a podcast with Tulane law professor Gabe Feldman. His lawyer, Rusty Hardin, has been speaking to select members of the media in recent days in an effort to do that which Hardin claims he isn’t trying to do - win the battle in the court of public opinion. Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has opted not to cooperate with HBO’s treatment of the 22 civil cases pending against him.