{"id":28040,"date":"2025-07-12T14:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T14:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=28040"},"modified":"2025-07-12T14:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T14:30:42","slug":"breaking-browns-given-grim-outlook-about-deshaun-watsons-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=28040","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Browns Given Grim Outlook About Deshaun Watson’s Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For Cleveland Browns fans, the mention of Deshaun Watson\u2019s contract still brings an uncomfortable reality.<\/p>\n

Since arriving with a massive deal, Watson hasn\u2019t delivered the return that justifies the front office\u2019s bold gamble.<\/p>\n

As the team prepares for the 2025 season, one issue continues to cast a shadow over everything else: the financial burden tied to Watson\u2019s contract.<\/p>\n

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NFL analyst Joel Corry recently appeared on 92.3 The Fan\u2019s Baskin and Phelps show to break down the situation, and his assessment painted a grim picture for Cleveland\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere\u2019s the problem, if you don\u2019t do another restructure, they have a dummy boarding year for 2030, so it\u2019s set up that way. You\u2019re going to have $53.747 million of dead money when the five years are up, going into that next lead year. If you do a maximum restructure next year, you\u2019re going to add $35.76 million of dead money, because you\u2019ll be pushing that amount of CAP room into future years, which would bring the total dead money to $89.507 million,\u201d Corry explained. \u201cThere aren\u2019t any good options with this contract.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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"There aren't any good options with this contract."<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc8 @corryjoel<\/a> with @CLETalkingHeads<\/a> on what the #Browns<\/a> can do with the remainder of Deshaun Watson's contract \ud83d\udcb5<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd0a Listen: https:\/\/t.co\/nDTTvNiJRi<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Y09yTqVsrV<\/a><\/p>\n

— 92.3 The Fan (@923TheFan) July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n