The Cleveland Browns have been in the news quite a bit today. First, it was the trade of wide receiver Amari Cooper, and now it has been reported that quarterback Deshaun Watson is still under NFL investigation.
Named in a new lawsuit in September, Watson and his legal team settled the lawsuit privately and confidentially. According to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, however, the NFL is still investigating the quarterback despite the settlement being reached.
If Watson is suspended by the NFL, it would void out the rest of the guaranteed money in his fully guaranteed contract with the Browns. This means the Browns could get out of the contract, taking on just the dead money of the base salary they have already restructured and converted into a bonus.
It is no surprise to anyone that Watson has been bad. He currently sits among the bottom of the barrel of NFL quarterbacks, ranking last in a handful of metrics through six weeks. If the Browns get an out, you can assume it will be taken quickly.
So now we wait and see what the NFL rules in this case against Watson.