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Deshaun Watson headed to Browns: Texans sending star QB to Cleveland in blockbuster deal

The Deshaun Watson saga has reached its next chapter. A year after insisting they had “zero interest” in dealing the star quarterback, whose apparent rift with team management escalated to a reported trade request last January, the Texans have agreed to ship the embattled Watson to the Cleveland Browns, the Texans announced on Friday. This comes after CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirmed Watson waived his no-trade clause to facilitate the deal. As part of the move, Watson gets a new, fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.

The move gives Watson a new home less than two years after he signed his mega deal in Houston. More importantly, it brings a blockbuster end to trade speculation complicated by outstanding civil lawsuits against the QB, with 22 different women alleging sexual assault or misconduct, and the NFL still investigating the matter….

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