{"id":16567,"date":"2025-03-07T01:09:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T01:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16567"},"modified":"2025-03-07T01:10:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T01:10:43","slug":"report-browns-restructure-deshaun-watsons-contract-to-get-under-salary-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16567","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Browns restructure Deshaun Watson\u2019s contract to get under salary cap"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p>Deshaun Watson\u2019s contract has been reworked again by the Cleveland Browns as the team looks to clear salary cap space with the new league year less than one week away.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_1.91%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200\/MjEzMjc4MjkxNDQ2OTk4ODc3\/usatsi_21389922.jpg\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns Restructure Deshaun Watson's Contract to Clear Cap Space - Athlon Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Thursday that the latest restructuring of the quarterback\u2019s contract will clear nearly $36 million in cap space for the Browns. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move.<\/p>\n<p>Watson\u2019s restructured contract was first reported by ESPN. The Browns were nearly $22 million over the cap before restructuring Watson\u2019s deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It is the second time in three months that Watson\u2019s contract was reworked. In December, the sides added void years through 2030 to give the Browns additional financial flexibility to spread out dead money on the contract instead of taking a massive hit in one season.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Watson may miss the entire 2025 season after rupturing his right Achilles tendon for the second time in three months in January. He originally injured it during an Oct. 20 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/DRS62A2FLRFCZNLSR67567NP2Y.JPG?auth=0a4559f7f30f6bfcad586eb740383df9f271659bcc8afd6288bb56d60a8ab243&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90\" alt=\"Deshaun Watson, Amari Cooper and other Browns could have their contracts restructured even with the big bump in the 2024 NFL salary cap - cleveland.com\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Browns have insurance that protects the contract and could get some cap relief from the NFL if he is out for the season.<\/p>\n<p>Watson has played in only 19 games since the Browns acquired him from the Houston Texans in 2022 and signed him to a fully guaranteed $230 million contract.<\/p>\n<p>He missed the first 11 games in 2022 because of a league suspension, made just six starts in 2023 before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury and started seven last year before the Achilles tendon injury.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland, which went 3-14 in 2024, has the second pick in April\u2019s NFL draft. It hosted Colorado\u2019s Shedeur Sanders and Miami\u2019s Cam Ward \u2014 the top two quarterback prospects \u2014 this week as teams can bring up to 30 draft-eligible players in for visits.<\/p>\n<p>The Browns are also expected to sign a veteran quarterback when free agency begins on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The move will reportedly clear nearly $36 million in space, as Cleveland were close to $22 million over the cap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[225],"class_list":["post-16567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns","tag-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>REPORT: Browns restructure Deshaun Watson\u2019s contract to get under salary cap - 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