Never far from home: Gainesville's Deshaun Watson feeds local first responders, ER staff in response to COVID-19 outbreak - Gainesville Times

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Never far from home: Gainesville's Deshaun Watson feeds local first responders, ER staff in response to COVID-19 outbreak

Gainesville graduate and Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson covered the cost of meals to feed police officers, firefighters and emergency room workers Tuesday from the Longstreet Cafe in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Photo by Tim Bunch I For The Times

Tenders — Gainesville graduate and Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson covered the cost of meals to feed police officers, firefighters and emergency room workers Tuesday from the Longstreet Cafe in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Photo by Tim Bunch I For The Times

Gainesville residents have grown used to watching Houston Texans and former Red Elephant quarterback Deshaun Watson dish out touchdowns in Houston on Sundays, but this week he’s serving something up a little closer to home.

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