Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network are reporting that the Houston Texans want to announce a trade of quarterback Deshaun Watson prior to March 16th the start of the league year. So, then the trade could be executed on March 16th and it will give the Texans clarity on their offseason plan with what drat picks and salary cap space they have.
Per Pelissero and Rapoport: “The target now is to trade Watson before the 2022 league year begins on March 16, maximizing the flexibility the Texans have in free agency and the draft. And some clarity on the serious legal matters Watson faces could be coming soon.
The Houston prosecutor handling 10 criminal complaints filed against Watson is expected to make clear her stance on any potential charges sometime in the next several weeks and turn over the case to a grand jury, sources say. Depositions have also begun for the 22 women who accused Watson of sexual misconduct in civil court; Watson’s deposition can take place no sooner than Feb. 22 and a pre-trial conference is set for May. Watson has denied wrongdoing.
Watson has a no-trade clause and waived it this season only to his preferred destination, the Dolphins. In essence, he has veto power. However, the Panthers also showed renewed interest in a potential Watson trade before the deadline in November, and other teams figure to be interested as well, pending further information on the legal cases and possible league discipline.”
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More on this story as it develops.
Good luck to Houston trying to trade him to Miami. There is zero interest. and no one is going to give two first round picks for himl
Two? Try Four. That is the asking price. And yes Miami will be very interested.
Miami got permission to talk to Watson a player under contract on another team. There is heavy interest by Miami
Houston is in a pickle. If they get stupid and greedy like the Sixers with Ben Simmons, they will be strongly disappointed. They just paid Watson a handsome $10M+ to not play in 2021, I believe once the new NFL year starts, it goes to over $35M for Watson. What executive with any business sense in his right mind would want to do this to his organization ? Houston will be scrambling to get rid of this massive stain on the franchise and I don’t see their initial demand o f “3 first rounders” happening. Tua has improved. Maybe the Texans have seen enough to take him and 2 first rounders. That is a trade I think the Dolphins do. Ross is 81. If I were him, I would do it, maybe Harbough too. Tick tock, tick tock… on the clock.
Stick with Tua and forget Watson! Watson is going to be dodging this forever, and will be a huge distraction! On top of that, we’ll give up way too much for him!
Stick with Tua?where he will take us?where he took us before tua is not a franchise quarterback but a backup with watson we would be in playoff and we need a headcoach also,Harbaugh can help,forget about Tua,Watson is young and good and experimented