The Cleveland Browns have made a great act of faith when they exchanged against Deshaun Watson and signed it for an agreement of five years of value up to $ 230 million, which was guaranteed.
Watson’s performance in the field has been to be forgotten. He went from a Bowler Pro three player who was a strength with which it is necessary to count on the field at a quarter-Arrière oft who rarely saw the field.
All this is without the luggage of more than two dozen allegations of sexual misconduct which accompanied him from Houston in Cleveland.
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Cleveland Browns Deshaun Watson’s quarterrier, # 4, poses for a portrait with the general manager Andrew Berry, on the left, and coach Kevin Stefanski at the Watson introductory press conference on March 26, 2022, at the Browns training center in Berea. (Jeff Lange / USA Today Network / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
On Monday, the co -owner of Browns, Jimmy Haslam, admitted that Watson’s trade was a mistake.
“We took a big swing and missed with Deshaun. We thought we had the quarter-back, we did not do it, and we abandoned a lot of draft choices to do so. So we have to get out of this hole,” he told journalists from the annual League meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. “Listen, I said on several occasions, Deshaun Watson was an entire organizational decision, and it ends with (co-owner) Dee (Haslam) and I, so keep us responsible.”
Watson was suspended to start his mandate in Cleveland and only appeared in six games in 2022. The following season, six games again. He then played only seven games in 2024 after suffering from Achilles in a home game.
The 29-year-old quarterrier has not yet launched for more than 1,200 yards or Touché passes. He has nine victories in 19 departures.
The owners of Cleveland Browns, Dee and Jimmy Haslam, speak during an NFL football firm in White Sulphur Springs, in Virginia-Western, on Saturday July 27, 2024. (AP photo / Sue Ogrocki, file)
The NFL Defensive Line Player John Cominsky retired at 29 years old due to injuries
Cleveland did the playoffs in 2023 while Joe Flacco took over as a quarter-arre leaving for Watson. Before that, Baker Mayfield broke the drought of the browns qualifying series.
The Browns have reworked the Watson contract twice since December with years of vacuum added until 2030 to give them a certain financial flexibility to spread dead money on the contract instead of taking massive success in a single season.
The organization also has insurance that protects the contract and could obtain a certain relief from the NFL if it is absent for the season.
The project also presents the Browns the opportunity to choose a quarter.
Cleveland has the choice n ° 2 in the draft, which could mean the selection of Cam Ward or Sheder Sanders.
Cleveland Browns Deshaun Watson’s quarterrier, n ° 4, heads for the first half against the Bengals of Cincinnati on Sunday October 20, 2024 in Cleveland. (Jeff Lange / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
However, Haslam ceased to say that the team had to take a quarter of a quarter as early.
“I think the message is that if the right person is there, we will take it,” said Haslam. “Otherwise, we will discover it for a year or two until we get the right person. There are good football players in this project and we must make sure that we get the right ones.”
