Deshaun Watson will be joining the Cleveland Browns for the next season!

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19/3/2022 12:27 PM

The uncertainty about the future of Deshaun Watson is finally resolved as he will be joining the Cleveland Browns for the next season.

He will be traded from the Houston Texans to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for three first-round picks, a third-round pick, and potentially a fifth-round pick, according to the sources.

This is a very big trade in terms of where the league will be headed into the next season. This will make the Browns a very good team and a legit contender for the Super Bowl.

Deshaun Watson has decided he wants to play for the Cleveland Browns in a stunning change of events, per sources. Watson has informed the Houston Texans that he now is willing to waive the no-trade clause in his contract to be dealt to Cleveland.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 18, 2022

Deshaun Watson gets a fully guaranteed 5 year $230M contract. That is $80M more than the previous record for fully guaranteed money at signing ($150M). This deal was negotiated by David Mulugheta of Athletes First. https://t.co/nQls9WRpD1
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 18, 2022

According to the reports, Deshaun Watson will be signing a massive 5-year $230 million deal with the Cleveland Browns. The team wants him to be the cornerstone of this franchise. And he can really help them to contend for many years.

Deshaun was close to joining the Atlanta Falcons but the Browns convinced him. And paid him a lot more money than others would have paid. Apart from that, currently, the Browns have a very good squad. Deshaun Watson certainly thinks that this is the best place for him to win something in his career.

Every dollar of Deshaun Watson’s new five-year, $230 million deal is guaranteed, per sources, setting a new record for the highest guarantee given to an NFL player. @Browns and Watson’s agent @DavidMulugheta combine to make history.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 18, 2022

Deshaun Watson went to a city with bottom 5 hoes lmao. He means business
— Loafer connoisseur (@Al_Laflare) March 18, 2022

What next for the Cleveland Browns?

This trade certainly makes the Cleveland Browns a legit contender for the Super Bowl. And also the favorite to win the AFC North who still have Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson.

Apart from that, the Browns are now expected to trade Baker Mayfield who recently handed in a trade request which was denied because the Browns thought that they were not getting Deshaun.

Now that Deshaun Watson is a part of the franchise, we can expect Baker to get traded somewhere very soon. Baker had previously intended that he would like to go to the Colts. They need a quarterback and Baker would be a good fit for them.

Deshaun Watson will be the new QB of the Cleveland Browns. A real thing. The #Browns will now trade Baker Mayfield.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 18, 2022

Just spoke to one of Deshaun Watson's new #Browns teammates. Went out of his way to call Baker Mayfield a "true warrior and fierce competitor" and talked about how cutthroat the scrutiny at QB can be. That said, he said: "Sometimes you're a Matthew Stafford away from a Lombardi."
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) March 18, 2022

Baker Mayfield was a star in his rookie year and a star 2 years ago when he led the Browns to their 1st playoff win in 26 yrs. Now healthy, he'll be a star again elsewhere. You watch.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 18, 2022

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