Deshaun Watson’s play on the football field during his tenure with the Houston Texans rightfully earned him the reputation as one of the best young quarterbacks in the game. It’s precisely the reason there was a stunning bidding war for his services a year ago, the Cleveland Browns ultimately securing the prize with a five-year, fully-guaranteed $230 million contract.
And that’s not even going into what they had to pay the Texans in draft capital just to get him. But they were willing to pay the price because of their belief that he was still capable of being that quarterback.