One of the bigger storylines surrounding the Houston Texans has been quarterback Deshaun Watson and his legal matters, which have superseded his trade request from January 2021.
According to general manager Nick Caserio, the Watson fiasco is not an issue that is pressing inside NRG Stadium.
“I would say that situation, we’ve talked about this with our group, we’re day to day in terms of handling that,” Caserio told reporters at the NFL combine on March 1. “Once the information becomes more relevant or prevalent, then we’ll handle it accordingly. My philosophy from the beginning has always been to do the right thing by the Houston Texans organization, and we’re going to continue to do that here moving forward.”
Caserio claimed that the media, “probably spent more time on it than we have,” and that their attention was zeroed in on the team once the 2021 season began.
“Once the season started, our focus going back to last season was kind of on our team and just preparing on a week-to-week basis, so trying to control the things that we can control,” said Caserio. “I’d say our players did an awesome job of focusing week to week on just the task in front of them, which is getting ready for the opponent. We’ve kind of transitioned into the 2022 season, so we’re excited about Lovie and the staff that he’s put in place.
“We’re going to take it one day at a time, control the things that we can control and just try to do as good a job as possible starting to put together the team for next season.”
A Harris County judge ruled in late February that the three-time Pro Bowler must sit for some depositions, which were scheduled to begin on Feb. 24.