Carmen Mandato
The saga between Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans does not look like it will be resolved in the near future.
On ESPN’s NFL Countdown on Saturday (h / t Garrett Stepien of 247Sports), Adam Schefter noted that Watson “is an unhappy camper and has no plans to be with the Houston Texans anytime soon – or ever”.
Also in NFL Countdown, Chris Mortensen noted that a source said “that unless [Texans CEO] Cal McNair can resign, Deshaun Watson is not about to change his mind that he wants nothing to do with the Texans going forward. “
This week, Sarah Barshop of ESPN analyzed the problems in the organization that led to Watson’s unhappiness.
According to Barshop, the two incident incidents were the replacement of DeAndre Hopkins for Houston for the Arizona Cardinals in March and the recent hiring of Nick Caserio as general manager.
The Texans have not yet hired a new coach, but McNair said the team wants Watson “on the circuit and part of the process,” according to Fox 26’s Mark Berman.
There was no indication that Houston will have fun negotiating its franchise quarterback.
Watson signed a $ 160 million four-year contract extension in September that runs through to the 2025 season. The three-time Pro Bowler had arguably his best year in 2020 with an NFL-high 4,823 passing yards to go with 33 touchdowns, only seven interceptions and a completion percentage of 70.2.
Texans’ record of 4 to 12 was the worst since they compiled the same mark in 2017, when Watson started just six games as a rookie before tearing up his ACL.