Before a crowd of reporters, Dee Haslam tried to recast the narrative around quarterback Deshaun Watson’s alleged sexual misconduct. The Cleveland Browns’ co-owner said she hoped to shift the conversation away from her team’s new star to greater problems in America.  

“I think there’s just a huge opportunity to talk about the major issues in our country in this area, such as sex trafficking, massage parlor use,” she said Thursday, hours after a deal was announced between Watson and the NFL settling a dispute over discipline for his conduct during massage therapy sessions.