The Deshaun Watson situation is a massively tricky one for the Houston Texans. On one hand, the quarterback wants to part ways with the Texans via a trade. On the other hand, it's not that easy of a call to make for Houston for several reasons.
The interest seems to be there for Watson from other teams even with his large contract, but what's complicating matters on this front is the legal issues the former Clemson Tigers star is facing. What kind of value an elite quarterback in such a serious situation could fetch in the market?
Trading Watson is never going to be an simple call for Texans general manager Nick Caserio. As mentioned by Peter King in his most recent MMQB piece, the uncertainty of how Watson's cases will be resolved could ultimately haunt the Texans if they decide to trade the signal-caller now.
That brings us back to Caserio. With all due respect to J.J. Watt, whatever Caserio does here will be the first franchise-shifting move he makes in a job he worked two decades to get. If he takes less, and Watson is cleared legally in a couple of months, then he’s traded away a 25-year-old franchise quarterback with five years left on his contract at a cut rate.
And then there's this:
The cost for hanging on to Watson for the season would be $10.54 million. The cost for holding on to him past Tuesday would be the 53rd player on the roster.
Watson, who has a current deal that will not expire until the end of the 2025 NFL season, is unlikely to be under center for the Texans in Week 1 of the regular season.
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