Browns Owner Talks About Deshaun Watson Trade

Three years have gone by since the Cleveland Browns acquired quarterback Deshaun Watson from the Houston Texans, which was one of the worst trades in sports history at the time. The transaction left the Texans as AFC contenders, Watson injured multiple times, and the Browns penniless (and their reputation damaged).

Deshaun Watson in action for Browns

In a rare display of self-awareness, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam gave a direct evaluation of the transaction on Monday and, to some extent, admitted his own involvement in it.

Haslam said: “We took a big swing and miss with Deshaun. We thought we had the quarterback, we didn’t and we gave up a lot of draft picks to get him. So we’ve got to dig ourselves out of that hole,”

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam on the team’s trade for Deshaun Watson: “We took a big swing and miss with Deshaun. We thought we had the quarterback, we didn’t and we gave up a lot of draft picks to get him. So we’ve got to dig ourselves out of that hole. … (the trade) was an entire…

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Due to allegations of sexual assault, Watson missed the first 11 games of his Cleveland career and has since sustained two injuries that have ended his season. Compared to his Pro Bowl days with the Texans, he has thrown 19 touchdowns to 12 interceptions when healthy.

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