The Cleveland Browns are in a dark place largely because the Deshaun Watson trade has gone unfathomably badly over the past three years.
After re-tearing his Achilles during rehab recently, the future is looking even more bleak.
There could now be a light at the end of the tunnel as the team is likely to cash in on a big injury insurance policy due to Watson’s re-injury.
In response to ESPN’s Adam Schefter sharing on X that Watson’s re-torn Achilles puts his 2025 season in jeopardy, MoreForYouCleveland responded that the team “likely will cash in on the $44.3 million insurance policy with Watson set to miss 2025.”
#Browns likely will cash in on the 44.3M insurance policy with Watson set to miss 2025 https://t.co/N9nWY8OCFU
— MoreForYouCleveland (@MoreForYou_CLE) January 10, 2025
At this point, finding a way out of this contract is the only relief the Browns can get from this situation.
Any chance of Watson getting on the field and generating a return on investment is long gone.
The bigger question is whether or not fans will ever see Watson on the field again, as he’s looking at a timeline where he’ll be 31 years old at the start of the 2026 season, coming off a twice-torn Achilles and just 19 games played over six years.
The second torn Achilles gives the Browns a reason to consider seriously finding their next franchise quarterback this offseason.
It also makes it feasible to get out of this albatross of a contract a year early.
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