The Cleveland Browns admitted their blunder in giving Deshaun Watson a fully-guaranteed $230 million contract. But perhaps they weren’t so stupid as to leave themselves entirely unprotected. With perhaps a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, it seems they can recover millions from insurance. Because of his injury last season, they can stand to claim up to roughly $58 million.
This is according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, who obtained a copy of Watson’s contract with the Browns. He writes that the deal includes an insurance addendum that provides coverage in the event of injury (or death).