The entire football world remains in love with the Houston Texans and the drama with franchise defender Deshaun Watson, who asked to be traded for what sounded like a toxic franchise.
The Chicago Bears have been one of many teams that have expressed interest in trading for Watson, but the Texans have shut down everyone because they remain intent on keeping Watson in Houston. But with Watson making it clear that he wants to go out, it feels like a matter of When the Texans finally decide to pull the trigger – and it will take quite a while to land Watson.
And this is a bold move that someone like Bears CEO Ryan Pace would be willing to make, especially with his job in 2021.
For Bears fans, it seems that every week there is a new rumor about the quarterback to be obsessed with – from Watson to Matthew Stafford to Derek Carr to Carson Wentz.
Now, we’re back on the Watson-to-the-Bears hype train, following a cryptic tweet from Bears safety Eddie Jackson, where he wrote “DW4” with a thoughtful emoji. And the translation is clear: “Deshaun Watson? Hmm … ”or“ Deshaun Watson to the Bears? Hmm … ”
Of course, Jackson’s cryptic tweet made Bears fans once again scared about the possibility of Watson coming to Chicago.
It’s not the first time we’ve seen a player post a cryptic tweet alluding to something that hasn’t been done. But right now, it’s still fun to hope the Bears are still in the Watson groups … as long as they last.
With uncertainty in Chicago’s defensive position, the ideal, ideal dream of a situation remains to land on Watson. But the Bears are starting to run out of options in the quarterback market, which means we could make a big move in the NFL draft.