The Houston Texans finally traded Deshaun Watson. The saga is over.
Although the 14-month drama has wrapped up, it would be a colossal waste of time if the Texans didn’t learn from their missteps that led to their 2017 first-round pick — who they traded up to get — finishing out his NFL career in another city, only after signing his contract extension of course.
Aside from the sexual assault allegations from 22 women, the past 14 months were avoidable for the Texans, but their mistakes led to Watson leaving town. At least general manager Nick Caserio was able to land a decent trade haul to complete the rebuilding process.
Here are four lessons the Texans need to learn from the Watson ordeal.