Watson reporting to camp
Quarterback Deshaun Watson will report to the Texans today to avoid being fined $50K per day during their training camp, per @WerderEdESPN. Watson’s trade request remains in effect, with source saying nothing has changed in that regard.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 25, 2021
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. — Robin Williams
For someone with a questionable future, $50K per day fines probably hit a little differently than most. That adds up quick.
@"Nichelle" said: For someone with a questionable future, $50K per day fines probably hit a little differently than most. That adds up quick.That's exactly what I was thinking. He can't afford to stay away. The coverage is going to be something else though. I would not feel very good as a Texans fan.
Also by reporting he ensures he gets paid if he goes on the commissioner’s list… :s
This is going to be one strange situation for everyone involved.
Expansion team caliber roster. First team to 0-17. It's going to be a complete shitshow.
@"BarrNone55" said:So let me ask this: what NFL team is going to give up 3 number 1 draft picks for a kid that has some seriously weird and possibly deviant shit going on that could prove troublesome from a legal perspective? This is going to be the face of your franchise with the fanbase? He'll be at the absolute minimum divisive.Interested teams have done homework on Deshaun Watson’s legal situation. The NFL hasn’t placed him on the exempt list and the civil cases won’t go to trial this year. If a team gets comfortable with that piece, it’s a rare opportunity to acquire one of the NFL’s best young QBs.Quote Tweet· 18mTom PelisseroThe #Texans are now willing to listen — and have been for some time — to trade offers for star QB Deshaun Watson, multiple sources tell me and @RapSheet. But the price is high for a player of his caliber, and should be. It’d likely take at least three first-round picks and more.
Unless the Texans can spark a bidding war for Deshaun Watson's contract, they don't have the leverage to be making huge demands. He wants out, he's still facing 22 lawsuits, and at some point he quite possibly will be suspended without pay, under the Ben Roethlisberger precedent.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 26, 2021
Seems odd to me that the comp talk is the same as it was before his legal problems. I think it's manufactured.
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