The race of Deshaun Watson it’s been a roller coastera dizzying pace in just four seasons in the NFL, all of them with the Houston Texansin which has shown its quality, its potential and, unfortunately, also its dark side.
The outlook for him is complicated, after missing the 2021 campaign in its entirety due to is facing lawsuits from 22 women who accuse him of sexual abuse and harassment during massage sessions. Eight of the 22 plaintiffs filed criminal complaints, two others who are not suing it by that route, also filed criminal complaints.
Things get worse for Watson26 years old, after the general manager of the Miami DolphinsChris Grier had pushed in the past to broker a trade that would lead to the troublesome quarterback of the Texans will end up in Miami. Apparently he already gave up
After months of speculation about whether or not that transaction would take placethe manager decided to make things clear and according to the newspaper information Miami Sun-Sentinelthat chapter is closed.
The reporter who regularly covers the Dolphins for that newspaper, David Durones, said on his Twitter account that “the door is closed for Deshaun”according to Grier’s words while at the NFL Combine.
Rumors of Miami looking for Watson lasted just over a yearencouraged that the quarterback himself asked the Texans organization to trade him, the Dolphins being one of the teams he preferred more than others.
However, It also doesn’t help that he has said that to whom they will endorse all their confidence in the position, to Tua Tagovailoa, Grier thinks that it is very risky to say whether or not he will be an elite quarterback and acknowledged that, indeed, they are looking for a veteran passer.
The Dolphins were really interested in acquiring Watson near the trade limit. of the 2021 season, but the club’s owner, Stephen Ross did not commit to signing a contract due to his unresolved legal situation. Ross mentioned at the end of the season that the direction the Dolphins were going to take would be in the hands of the head coach.
Tagovailoa threw for 2,653 yards with 16 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions in 13 games. in his first campaign as a full-time starter in 2021. The quarterback was drafted, from Alabamaas the fifth overall pick in the 2020 Draft.
In his last full season in the NFL, Watson threw for 4,823 yards with 33 touchdown passes and seven interceptions.though the Texans went 4-12 in 2020. A year ago, Watson guided Houston to the divisional playoff game in which they fell 51-31 before the eventual monarchs, the Kansas City Chiefs.
Watson’s talent is indisputable, his numbers support it, but 22 lawsuits to take care of is too big a number as to be ignored.
