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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/TheOvercookedFlyer on 2024-01-07 10:56:51.
I came across an article which said that Watson’s contract is structured in such a way that if they wanted to move off him in 2024, the team would take a $200m cap hit, $136m in 2025, $73m in 2026 and about $8m in 2027, which incredibly is the more reasonable number.
Aside from giving up three first round picks for the privilege, the Browns also structured Watson’s contract in 2022 in a way that he had a cap hit of $9.4m, which meant he didn’t lose that much money while serving his suspension.
It boggles the mind just thinking about how much the Browns invested on Watson and have nothing to show for. I don’t know how the team would fare but I reckon it’s not going to look good.
Truly Watson is one lucky SOB.