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Mar 19, 2022

The Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans have reportedly agreed on a deal to send QB Deshaun Watson to Cleveland in exchange for a massive haul of draft capital. Reports included that the Browns would basically be ripping up his old contract to give him a brand new one that had the most guaranteed money in the history of the NFL. - Part of the details of that contract includes a structure that would indirectly minimize the financial impact of a suspension for Watson in 2022. That structure is the same as the one Myles Garrett signed last year but many are concerned the team did Watson a favor to benefit him during a suspension. - An interesting twist is that the Texans announced the trade at 7:30 PM Friday night with the post still up Saturday morning: - - We have agreed to trade QB Deshaun Watson and a 2024 fifth-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for a 2022 first-round pick, 2023 first-round pick, 2024 first-round pick, 2023 third-round pick and 2024 fourth-round pick. - Statement from GM Nick Caserio: - — Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) March 18, 2022 - - - Watson even posted a photograph on Instagram showing his excitement to join the team. - The twist? The Browns have not announced anything regarding the trade. Currently, the last post on the team’s Twitter account was at 1:30 PM yesterday. The same is true of their Facebook page. - Perhaps the team has a structure plan to announce the acquisition of Watson. With the pending civil cases and troubling allegations, Cleveland’s management may be deliberate in the process. - Either way, one team has announced a trade 15 hours ago (at the time of this writing) while the other has been silent on the matter. - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Browns Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Browns Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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