Deshaun Watson suffers 2nd achillies rupture

[TBBills Fan]

1 hour ago, US Egg said:

From Google AI (seriously): 

 

"While not common, it is possible to rupture your Achilles tendon during sexual activity due to a sudden, forceful movement that puts excessive strain on the tendon, especially if there are pre-existing weaknesses or risk factors present; this would typically occur with a forceful push-off motion during a particular position."

I am so hoping this is how he ruptured it a second time

[djp14150]

5 hours ago, Bruffalo said:

What about it? Sorry, I'm not following. 

Yes, and I'd be saying the same thing if this was happening to them, I suppose. Morality is secondary to profits, as time has shown over and over again in America. 

 

Watson shouldn't have the respect of anyone because he's a horrible human being and a likely sexual predator.  

Chicsgo has had a curse over it with their offense 

[Nitro]

5 hours ago, frostbitmic said:

That will likely be a career finale ... G'bye Deshaun.

Spot on.

[BillsFan130]

4 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

I don’t think the Browns can eat the contract.  The dead cap would be so large that they wouldn’t be able to field a 53 man roster.  I think they’re stuck for two more years.  Someone correct me if I am wrong.

Nope, you're correct.

 

Unless they wanna eat like 90 plus mil of dead cap per year or something crazy like that, they are basically stuck with him until the end of 2026

[Low Positive]

10 minutes ago, djp14150 said:

Chicsgo has had a curse over it with their offense 

Your telling me it's NOT good that the last time a Bears QB led the league in passing yards was Sid Luckman in 1946?

[finn]

6 hours ago, gordong said:

Feel sorry for the browns fans, BUT not the browns orginazation not even a little bit, glad it hurts them for the rest of that contract.   

I suspect the Browns fans will be pleased with the news. Time to move on from that albatross of a contract. 

[ColoradoBills]

2 minutes ago, finn said:

I suspect the Browns fans will be pleased with the news. Time to move on from that albatross of a contract. 

 

Injured players cannot be cut or released.  Watson is totally in his right to sit and rehab all next year.

[YoloinOhio]

16 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

Your telling me it's NOT good that the last time a Bears QB led the league in passing yards was Sid Luckman in 1946?

The Bears have never in their history had a QB who threw for 4000 yards. I didn’t fact check this but a bears fan told me that

[Billy Claude]

It seems like nobody actually reads the thread.  As pointed out by MDH and BarleyNY, Watson's contract is heavily insured, they will get $5M of cap relief next season for Watson's missed games this season and will get $44M in cap relief in 2026 if he misses the entire coming season.

 

This is the best possible news for the Browns, enough that the insurance company should look into it more carefully since I am pretty sure Watson doesn't want to play in Cleveland any more.

 

The insurance is expensive but the premium does not count against the cap, so the only question is why more teams don't do this, e.g., von Miller.

Edited 2 hours ago by Billy Claude

[Low Positive]

13 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

The Bears have never in their history had a QB who threw for 4000 yards. I didn’t fact check this but a bears fan told me that

That's true. Single season leader is Erik Kramer in 1995 with 3,838. 

 

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/single-season-passing.htm

 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

He was never going to play for the Browns again regardless.

He will get the Eric Wood Kam Chancellor treatment. He will be on the roster until the end of his contract Nrowns will recoup some insurance money but he will destroy their cap for at least two more years. 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

2 hours ago, Inigo Montoya said:

 

 

I don't know how much NFL contracts can be restructured, but could Watson and the Browns agree to a Bobby Bonilla type contract where he gets 5 million a year for the next thirty years?  He gets his money and the Browns get some cap relief.  

 

Bobby Bonilla Day is usually mentioned every year in 'Off the Wall', as July 1 passes.

🤔

Deshaun Watson Day.  Just like the 'festival' day in Star Trek's 'Return of the Archons'. 🤨

 

[Orlando Buffalo]

That is by so very the very worst trade in NFL history. They traded away the most valuable thing they had for several years to get a guy who since arriving has been abysmal. He is a PR nightmare, costs a ton of money, and sucks on the field, quite the triple threat to the team 

[Behindenemylines]

1 hour ago, TBBills Fan said:

I am so hoping this is how he ruptured it a second time

And please let the media find out it’s from a two dollar hooker.   That would put the cherry on top-no pun intended

[Doc]

What an incredibly rapid fall from grace for a top QB. 

[Royale with Cheese]

6 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Not like it goes that well when they field 53 guys anyways. Try it with 35, see what happens. Its the Browns.

I say just 11 players.  Everyone plays offense and defense like your backyard neighborhood football game.

1 hour ago, Low Positive said:

That's true. Single season leader is Erik Kramer in 1995 with 3,838. 

 

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/single-season-passing.htm

 

Did Chicago name a bridge after Kramer?

[ColoradoBills]

1 hour ago, Billy Claude said:

It seems like nobody actually reads the thread.  As pointed out by MDH and BarleyNY, Watson's contract is heavily insured, they will get $5M of cap relief next season for Watson's missed games this season and will get $44M in cap relief in 2026 if he misses the entire coming season.

 

This is the best possible news for the Browns, enough that the insurance company should look into it more carefully since I am pretty sure Watson doesn't want to play in Cleveland any more.

 

The insurance is expensive but the premium does not count against the cap, so the only question is why more teams don't do this, e.g., von Miller.

 

That is good for Cleveland BUT they still get charged $100M this and next year in cap.  Not to mention more in 2027.

It's not a total free ticket.

[DrDawkinstein]

5 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

I say just 11 players.  Everyone plays offense and defense like your backyard neighborhood football game.

 

 

Dont even carry a QB. Just ask whoever they are playing if they can use their QB as full time QB.

[BADOLBILZ]

6 hours ago, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said:

I haven't seen this reported anywhere, but I'm curious how he managed to re-rupture the same achilles only a few months after the initial injury.

 

Incompetent doctors/treatment?

 

Did he go against medical advice?

 

Was he doing something potentially banned by his contract? EG riding a motorcycle, surfing, etc. (Note: I have no idea if Deshaun had any activities like that banned in his contract, but other players have had those stipulations).

 

Depending on what exactly happened I could see the Browns trying to void Watson's contract. Or Watson suing the (team?) doctors

 

 

Jason Peters injured his achilles in April of 2012 and then a month later he fell off a knee scooter and re-ruptured it in May.  

 

Peters missed the 2012 season but probably could have come back late in 2012 if really necessary.    

 

He came back and was a first team All-Pro at age 30 in 2013.

 

I don't think the insurance company is just going to pay off that Watson money when he still has 9 months to re-hab plus 4 months of season.

  

[BADOLBILZ]

1 hour ago, Billy Claude said:

It seems like nobody actually reads the thread.  As pointed out by MDH and BarleyNY, Watson's contract is heavily insured, they will get $5M of cap relief next season for Watson's missed games this season and will get $44M in cap relief in 2026 if he misses the entire coming season.

 

This is the best possible news for the Browns, enough that the insurance company should look into it more carefully since I am pretty sure Watson doesn't want to play in Cleveland any more.

 

The insurance is expensive but the premium does not count against the cap, so the only question is why more teams don't do this, e.g., von Miller.

 

Yeah, as I said in the other thread,  the insurance company isn't just going to roll over and pay off a lost season when he has almost a full year to recover and play *some* football at least.   Aaron Rodgers tore his in the opener in 2023 and was damn near ready to go 4 months later.    They will expect Watson to be ready by September.