If Houston chooses not to change the defender, he may choose not to attend the mandatory activities of the team or training camp.
The quarterback Deshaun Watson met with the new chief of Houston Texans, David Culley, last Friday, according to sources, and informed Culley that he has no intention of uniforming the team again.
Annoyed by the way the organization has worked in recent years, Watson he asked Texans to be traded and had very little contact with the team since the end of the season. It is believed that the conversation with Culley She was the first of the two. Culley he said at his introductory press conference that he is looking forward to it Watson in the team until 2021.
But, according to sources, the message of Watson A Culley at Friday’s meeting it was that nothing had changed and he still preferred to be transferred. So far, Texans they told interested teams that they did not intend to move Watson, which last summer signed a four-year extension of $ 156 million, which runs through the 2025 campaign.
Exchange A Watson would cost Texans $ 21.6 million in dead money against this year’s salary cap, a considerable shock, given that its number compared to this year’s cap is only 15.94 million.
Any team that acquires the young star would receive an extraordinary deal for 2021, given this Watson He is projected to earn just $ 10.54 million in salary this year, before that number reaches 35 million in 2022, 37 million in 2023 and 32 million for each of the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
If Texans choose not to redeem Watson, you can choose not to relate to the mandatory activities of the team or training camp, but at a cost. Houston maybe good Watson $ 95,877 for missing the midfield and can be fined $ 50,000 a day, plus a one-week salary – $ 620,000 – for each missed pre-season game. In the unlikely scenario that Watson chooses to retire, Texans can claim $ 21.6 million.
Exchange request for Watson comes after their discomfort with the process used by the team to hire the new CEO Nick Caserio in early January.
Watson He set career highs in the 2020 season in yards, touchdowns and completion percentage. He also posted the best of his career, with only seven interceptions. The 33 touchdowns and 4,823 meters were a franchise record for a season.
He is the leader NFL career completion rate at 67.8 percent, before the level New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees. In 2020, Watson he became only the 11th player in NFL history to complete at least 70% of his passes in a season.
Information from Sarah Barshop was used in writing this note.