You’ve got to give the Houston Texans’ new brass some credit.
Both new general manager Nick Caserio and head coach David Culley addressed reporters on Friday afternoon, and of course they had to talk about what was on everyone’s minds: quarterback Deshaun Watson reportedly making his request for trade official.
Caserio said it right out of the gate that he wanted to “reiterate our commitment to Deshaun Watson … and we have zero interest in trading the player.”
Uh, OK! I guess that’s what he HAS to say, right? It’s keeping up appearances that everything’s fine with the organization that has, as former Texan DeAndre Hopkins may have noted on Twitter Thursday, a lot of dominoes that have fallen.
Nick Caserio pre-emptively on Watson: "Just want to reiterate our commitment to Deshaun Watson … we look forward to the opportunity to spend more time with him this spring when we get started, we have zero interest in trading the player." pic.twitter.com/aG3NgowDNq
— Rivers McCown (@riversmccown) January 29, 2021
Here’s what Culley had to say next:
David Culley: "Deshaun Watson is a Houston Texan. He's the quarterback of the Houston Texans … He is a Houston Texan, and I want him to be a Houston Texan, and the reason I'm in this position today is because I knew he's going to be a Houston Texan." pic.twitter.com/W8v2PT3j8n
— Rivers McCown (@riversmccown) January 29, 2021
New Texans head coach David Culley on Deshaun Watson: "He is a Houston Texan. I want him to be a Houston Texan. The reason I'm in this position today is because I know he's going to be a Houston Texan."
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 29, 2021
Again … are they hoping that Watson will stay? It’s far too late for that.
When David Culley finally gets Deshaun Watson on Zoom pic.twitter.com/VAZjz535Jw
— Adam Lefkoe (@AdamLefkoe) January 29, 2021
It was nice to say that they wanted to keep him, and I could be wrong, maybe this is what convinces Watson to stay (doubtful!). But the wheels very much feel like they’re in motion on a Watson trade.
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