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After a rather rough Super Bowl season because of injuries last year, Deshaun Watson made his way back to the field. With the 28-year-old back at a partial capacity at the Cleveland Browns’ OTAs, he still has a way to go before he is back in top condition. The quarterback might still be undergoing rehabilitation for his shoulder injury that ended his season in November.

However, he did not have to go through it on his own. Luckily for Watson, he had his significant other, Jillyan Anais, in his corner all the way since 2019.

Who is Jillyan Anais?

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Apart from being Deshaun Watson’s girlfriend, Jilly Anais has built quite a reputation for herself. From her social media presence and music career to her love for the arts, the 28-year-old has tried her hand at everything. However, like her boyfriend, things did not come easy to the WAG initially. Although, with hard work and consistency, she could make her dreams come true after moving to Los Angeles at just 18 years old.

 

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In 2015, Anais released her now most popular EP, ‘The Juice’ and wound up getting public attention. Just two short years later, the artist made headlines again with her relationship with NBA star, Dejounte Murray, in 2017. While their time together was well documented on social media, the couple broke up only a year later. Unfortunately, things ended rather poorly for the Instagram star and athlete.

With both Murray and Anais taking to social media to call out each other’s behavior, the exes stayed in the spotlight for a while. However, things died down before the 28-year-old ended up meeting Watson in 2019. The quarterback was still with the Houston Texans at the time. Now, 5 years and many controversies later, the NFL star and the artist seem to still be going rather strong.

In fact, after the influencer made sure to attend the athlete’s games and stood by him through the last couple of hard years, Watson took it into his own hands to honor her and some of his idols.

Deshaun Watson’s tribute to Jilly Anais

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Love sometimes makes people do insane things. For the Browns’ Deshaun Watson, he recently made headlines earlier this month when it was revealed that he had paid tribute to his beloved girlfriend, Jilly Anais. The 28-year-old had gotten a rather massive tattoo that covered his entire back. However, the highlight was the musician’s face being featured on his left shoulder blade.

 

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Just earlier this month, the 28-year-old made his way to Onder Ink’s Andres Ortega to get a new addition to his tattoo collection. The work on Watson’s back ended up featuring his mother and even had homages to his hometown and other members of his family. With the quarterback proving that he is still head over heels for his partner of 4-years, it looks like they could just make it last.

However, this year, Watson may have to get his head in the game a little more than usual. After all, the athlete may have been drafted along with the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, but the 28-year-old’s career has been marred with controversies and injuries that resulted in him playing only 12 games in the last 2 years. With the quarterback still undergoing rehab, there is no saying how this season will turn out for the Browns.