Some NFL personnel were upset at Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam for giving Deshaun Watson the richest guaranteed contract in history, per Peter King of NBC Sports.
"[It] stinks to high heaven," one NFL executive told King.
Cleveland gave up three first-round draft picks as part of a trade to acquire Watson from the Houston Texans. The two sides then agreed to a five-year, $230 million deal that is fully guaranteed.
The moves came Watson standing accused of sexual misconduct or sexual assault in 22 civil lawsuits. Two different grand juries in Texas have heard criminal complaints against the quarterback and declined to charge him.