Molly Qerim is piping hot mad about the Cleveland Browns not only trading for Deshaun Watson, but rewarding him with a fully guaranteed contract.
During Monday morning’s First Take on ESPN, host Molly Qerim lashed out at the Browns for rewarding Deshaun Watson amid his sexual allegations as well as safeguarding him financially from a potential suspension.
The Browns reportedly wanted an ‘adult’ at the QB position, which was a shot at Baker Mayfield. Rather than get that “adult,” they went out and traded for a guy with 22 civil lawsuits against him. Then they signed him to a $230 million fully guaranteed contract which includes just a $1 million base salary in his first year with the team, protecting Watson’s pockets should the NFL suspend him.
“There’s 22 civil suits I don’t know whether he’s won or lost, that’s why I think it’s premature by the Cleveland Browns to give this man the most guaranteed money ever,” Qerim said to her First Take co-host Stephen A. Smith.
“If he’s losing these cases, he should not be playing this entire season, maybe two seasons,” Qerim continued. “And that’s why he only loses a million dollars because they know a punishment might come down. A million dollars when you’re about to get $229 million? That’s a SLAP IN THE FACE to all women everywhere…they protected him so he gets all his money.”
Qerim then called for more information to be released by the franchise on how they came to their decision to trade for Watson, given what he is going through off the field.
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Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam released a statement defending their decision to acquire Watson, claiming they “spent a tremendous amount of time exploring and investigating the opportunity” through a “comprehensive evaluation process.”
Unfortunately, they never have to explain to us exactly what their “evaluation process” entailed, so Browns fans will just have to take them for their word.
