There aren’t many times that the worlds of Major League Soccer and the National Football League intersect. Outside of the occasional former soccer player that turns into an NFL placekicker like former MLS goalkeeper and Jacksonsville Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo, there isn’t a lot of overlap.
Friday, the two worlds collided in a much different way. Instead of a strong leg swapping football for American football, it was a transaction. ESPN reported that the Haslam family-owned Cleveland Browns, the same Haslam family who is the investor-operators of the Columbus Crew, is set to trade for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.