On Monday night, an NFC personnel man staying late in his facility had a television on his office. It was muted, but he glanced at the screen periodically to watch Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson take snaps against the Pittsburgh Steelers on "Monday Night Football."
Watson had already thrown a pick 6 on his first pass and now he was struggling to move the offense. But watching it unfold wasn’t just a random curiosity for this personnel man. He’d done some scouting work on Watson when he was at Clemson, and then worked on a second assessment when Watson was put onto the trade block by the Houston Texans during the 2021 season.