The Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans will be linked by Deshaun Watson for a long time. While Watson served his six-game suspension in Cleveland in 2022, Houston is dealing with a different issue related to their former quarterback that will impact the Browns and the 2023 NFL draft.
During COVID restrictions, the Texans paid for Watson to work out a local facility when the team’s facility was closed. Reportedly, the team did not think the $26,000 they paid went against NFL rules.
It is unclear how long the league investigated the matter but Thursday we found out the punishment:
The #Texans will forfeit their original fifth-round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft and have been fined $175,000 for a salary cap reporting violation, the NFL announced today.