NFL Trade Rumors
The Cleveland Browns announced Tuesday evening that they’ve placed DT Mike Hall Jr and QB Deshaun Watson on the active/PUP list.
The Browns also added WR David Bell to the non-football injury list and waived WR Jaelen Gill.
Watson continues to rehab from a torn Achilles, but there has been some talk that he could be ready to practice around October.
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam previously implied that the team is turning the page on Watson’s time as the team’s starting quarterback after he referred to the trade as “a big swing and a miss” at the NFL Annual Meeting.
Watson, 29, was taken in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft out of Clemson by the Texans. He signed a four-year, $13.854 million rookie deal with the Texans that included a fifth-year option of around $17.3 million for the 2021 season.
The Texans later signed Watson to a four-year extension worth as much as $177 million heading into the 2020 season, paying him $39 million a year. However, Watson requested a trade after the season, then sat out the entire 2021 season while navigating more than two dozen lawsuits for sexual misconduct. He was later suspended for 11 games.
Watson was traded to the Browns for significant draft compensation in 2022 and signed a five-year, $230 million, fully guaranteed contract as part of the trade. The deal runs through 2026 and includes base salaries of $46 million in each of the final two seasons.
In 2024, Watson appeared in seven games for the Browns and completed 63.4 percent of his pass attempts for 1,148 yards, five touchdowns, and three interceptions. He added 31 carries for 148 yards and another score.
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