Unless a team flies in with an incredible offer, Deshaun Watson isn’t going anywhere this season. It’s been said before, but it needs to be said again, the Texans need to know what the draft capital they receive will be worth. Middle or late round picks isn’t going to cut it. Watson is a top five quarterback. His play alone can lift a team from the dredges to the playoffs, and from the playoffs to a Super Bowl caliber team.
The sexual assault allegations surrounding him rotted his trade request. Because of how long the legal process is—Watson probably won’t head to trial until sometime next year if he even does—and the fact that the NFL shares the evidence they receive with the player, means that a full investigation that could punish Watson won’t happen until after litigation.