A month of heavy rumors has culminated in Deshaun Watson, the 25-year old star quarterback, officially requesting a trade from the Houston Texans.
It’s been reported that Watson has been unhappy with Houston’s ownership since even before the conclusion of the 2020 regular season. Watson is very publicly displeased at chairman and CEO Cal McNair for elevating Jack Easterby—a former pastor that somehow finessed his way into being an NFL executive—into a position of power and influence within the organization. Houston’s ownership ignoring not only their search firm to hire Nick Caserio as their new general manager, but also Watson’s request to interview Eric Bienemy for their head coaching vacancy, has only thrown gas on the fire.