The time of Deshaun Watson at the Cleveland Browns has been 'a big swing and miss' and has left the organization in a 'hole' according to a destructive assessment by teamowner Jimmy Haslam.
The browns acted in March 2022 for Watson of the Houston Texans and sent three picks in the first round over 2022-2024, a third-rounder from 2023 and picks from the fourth round from 2022 and 2024 for the Quarterback.
In addition, the Browns Watson signed for a fully guaranteed $ 230 million deal, at a time when he was confronted with 22 lawsuits of women accusing him of sexual misconduct. He has settled with many, but was suspended by the NFL for the first 11 games of the 2022 season and was fined $ 5 million for violating the personal behavioral policy of the competition.
“We took a big swing and Miss with Deshaun. We thought we had the quarterback, we didn't do that and we gave up many concept choices to get him, “said Haslam.
“So we have to dig ourselves out of that hole. [The trade] Was quite a decision by the organization and it ends with Dee and me, so keep us responsible. '
It has not been much better since his suspension disturbed his campaign in 2022.
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has spoken about his regret at the Deshaun Watson Trade
Watson has been a disaster since the browns signed for a fully guaranteed $ 230 million deal
Watson's 2023 season was ended by a shoulder injury and in 2024 he tore his Achilles halfway through the campaign.
To merge things, Watson will do the same Achilles earlier this year and miss at least part of the 2025 season. In general, Watson played in just 19 games since the browns took over him.
The browns keep the second choice of the NFL design of 2025 and many think they will go a quarterback, despite the actions for Kenny Pickett from the Philadelphia Eagles.
The browns recently organized Colorado's Shedeur Sanders and Miami's Cam Ward, who many expect to be taken by Tennessee Titans first.
Earlier in March, Watson announced that he was engaged to his girlfriend Jilly Anais.
Watson and Anais have been dating since 2019, after the first meeting in Los Angeles. They are both 29. Anais – who has nearly 2.5 million followers on social media – is a singer, actress and cookbook author.
The couple remained together in the midst of accusations in 2021 and '22 by more than two dozen women who sexually abused and harassed Watson and fell during massage therapy sessions in Houston.
Two major juries refused to accuse him and in all cases he arranged civil lawsuits one except for one.
