It used to be, once upon a time, that organizations held onto their franchise quarterbacks for dear life, absent some mitigating circumstance. We are seeing priorities shift in recent years, however, with a number of highly significant trades taking place, or very nearly coming to pass. Another is pending on the horizon—admittedly one with enormous mitigating circumstances—and it could be coming to a division near you.
Yes, we are talking about Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was recently relieved to learn that he would face no criminal charges over plentiful allegations of sexual misconduct with massage therapists.