And, because they gave him all that guaranteed money:
Wow, guaranteed money. He could literally take a shit on the 50 yard line and not lose a dime.
Which is why all of the other owners were pissed at the Browns.
he may lose it if he refuses to play.
QB’s should be pissed too.
No other owner will ever do something this stupid again.
QBs should love it! Let’s face it, any play could be their last.
Since the trade, he has signed a five-year, $230 million deal, all of which is guaranteed
Am I reading that right?
Nobody is going to sign a contract like Watsons again
Yep
Only because a contract like that will never be offered again. Or at least should not be offered.
Then again, NFL owners never seem to find the level of stupidity that suprises me.
It is almost like the Browns saw the Russell Wilson contract and said “hold my beer”.
I believe Watson’s contract was before Wilson’s, and far more stupid. The Broncos made a bad bet and are now in salary cap purgatory. But at the time, most thought it would work out.
The Browns gave a fully guaranteed contract to a guy with serious legal charges pending, ones that could well have stemmed from a difficult to change pathology.
I had the same thought about Watson’s contract coming first. However, I don’t recall many people assuming the Wilson contract would work out for the Broncos. To the contrary, I recall many saying that it was high-risk and also did not make sense in that Wilson had time remaining on his then-current contract. Given how Wilson had performed in his final years in Seattle, the Broncos could have seen how Wilson performed in his first year with them before giving him a king-sized extension.
With the Browns and Watson, Watson had other suitors and at first did not want to give the Browns the time of day. However, the other suitors were not willing to give him a fully guaranteed contract, and that was the only way the Browns were able to get Watson to sign with them. They pretty much sold their soul to get him and they are paying the price.
Maybe I am thinking Watsons was after because of his suspension.
but then again there was this Johnny Manziel - Cleveland Browns Quarterback - ESPN
That was my thought as well…each party to a contract has there duty to perform. If he walks off and fails to perform, he may negate his “guaranteed” contract. IF they cart him off the field, he went down trying, but when he walked off the field…I’m sure Brown’s lawyers may be huddling now.
Nope it turns out he didn’t just walk off the field. Cleveland had 12 men on the filed so he knew they would have to kick field goal. Coaches are idiots
What happened that caused Browns’ Deshaun Watson to exit field (nypost.com)