Cleveland Browns (Factory of Sadness)

[NJ-Buckeye]

Browns are giving Deshaun Watson a new deal, per sources.
The $184M over the first four years of this contract is a $48M raise over the $136M he was scheduled to make over the same four years on the previous contract - a $12M a-year raise in that span.

 

[Woody1968]

Yuck. 40 years I follow this shit team.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

Going for broke. Putting all their chips in the middle. It's now or never cuz it'll take them a decade if this doesn't bring the Super Bowl

 

[exhawg]

I didn't really want to watch the draft the next 3 years anyway.

 

[Jake]

Orlovsky is usually wrong, but I wonder how Baker would feel about being banished to Houston and their o-line?

We may soon find out.

 

[Buckeneye]

3 first round picks without additional players doesn't bother me all that much.

 

[NFBuck]

Reportedly giving him a 5 year $230M, fully guaranteed contract. Good luck putting a team around him. Another stupid, stupid Clowns move. But, hey! At least they'll have an exciting QB!

 

[3074326]

 

[AKAK]

3 first round picks without additional players doesn't bother me all that much.

Well...

The dick move would be...

Give him the 48 mill per year and be like, "well, there's one more thing, you have to tell them there's only us on the no trade clause"

 

[colobuck79]

 

[NorthCoastKid]

They’re retaining both their second rounder and both third rounders in this year’s draft. Guessing they’ll also fetch a second or third rounder for Mayfield. Deep draft for WR and DE so needs can still be filled there.

 

[buckeyebri]

So gave away the farm for a guy they could have drafted as a rookie. Checks notes…..yep, Browns gonna clown…

 

[ScriptOhio]

They’re retaining both their second rounder and both third rounders in this year’s draft. Guessing they’ll also fetch a second or third rounder for Mayfield. Deep draft for WR and DE so needs can still be filled there.

Well, it looks like Mayfield will get this wish to be traded after all. Yeah, it will be interesting to see what they get for him?

 

[3074326]

Controversy aside, the Browns structured the contract in such a way that Watson’s contract has a $1 million cap hit in 2022.

EDIT: Per PFT

 

[Jake]