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Gainesville’s Deshaun Watson buys mom a new car

Quarterback Deshaun Watson, right, poses with his mother, Deann, after a Houston Texans news conference Friday, April 28, 2017, in Houston. The Texans drafted Watson in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

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Quarterback Deshaun Watson, right, poses with his mother, Deann, after a Houston Texans news conference Friday, April 28, 2017, in Houston. The Texans drafted Watson in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
By Juliakate E Culpepper
May 1, 2017

Gainesville High School alum and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson gave his mother a birthday present to remember over the weekend— a brand-new 2017 Jaguar.

Watson posted pictures of the car and his mother Deann on social media over the weekend.

Watson, from Gainesville, Ga., was drafted No. 12 overall by the Houston Texans in the 2017 NFL Draft.

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