Sources: NFL is taking a fifth-round pick from the Texans and fining them $175,000 for what the league believes is a salary-cap violation and what Houston believes is an accounting error that dates back Deshaun Watson’s training during COVID.
Sources: NFL is taking a fifth-round pick from the Texans and fining them $175,000 for what the league believes is a salary-cap violation and what Houston believes is an accounting error that dates back Deshaun Watson’s training during COVID.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 9, 2023
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[The Texans believe it gave them no salary-cap advantage and they were simply paying $26,000 for Deshaun Watson to train at a local facility while theirs was closed during COVID.](https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1633926877311008768?s=46&t=jMwcx8G5okY80IkejOFpIw)
Neat
Personally, I think it should be a first rd pick.
If the NFL really cared about it they’d take away the 2nd overall pick
26k is a minute rounding error. While it hurts the Texans which is good for us, this seems really dumb on the NFL’s part. Charge then that amount for 2023 and call it a day
That fifth-round pick shall henceforth be known as “the dick pick”
Hate the Texans but seems kinda like BS and the Texans are getting screwed for not screwing over the players. Did they charging other players and just not Watson that may hold more credibility.
But the browns receive no punishment for making his first year worth almost no money (which was heavily leaning towards being a banned year of playing)?
Seems like that was circumventing punishments.
You know what would be fitting…if they continue the punishment for Houston and to show the league they mean business, they go ahead and quadruple the punishment for the Titans. You know, for good measure.