The Cleveland Browns’ aggressive commerce and contract extension for Deshaun Watson is the kind of transfer that may set again a franchise for years.

The Browns acquired Watson considering he could be their beginning quarterback for the foreseeable future after his success with the Houston Texans, however he ended up being a catastrophe each on and off the sphere.

Watson’s authorized troubles and accidents made him unavailable for lengthy stretches, however even this season when he was wholesome the veteran regarded manner out of his depth.

Cleveland’s offense was one of many worst within the NFL with Watson on the controls, and groups across the league started to take a position how they’d deal with him on the roster.

His season-ending Achilles tear put the Browns in a bind as now they’re caught with an injured quarterback taking over a roster spot.

Terry Pluto of Cleveland.com just lately defined how the transfer to accumulate Watson has damage not solely the group however the followers as effectively.

“I don’t consider the franchise has ever actually admitted how the Watson commerce fractured the fan base. It additionally crushed the wage cap, as they maintain making an attempt to dig out of the rubble. Followers know solely the ill-advised contract is the explanation he’ll be again in some to-be-determined function,” Pluto wrote.

Followers had been cautious of buying and selling for Watson given the bags he got here with, and now they need to settle for that he’ll be on the group for no less than a pair extra years as a result of his contract scenario.

Cleveland put itself on this mess and can proceed to cope with the implications shifting ahead.

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