Soured relationships between Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans could still be influencing team decisions despite the fact that the quarterback is long gone, having joined the Cleveland Browns to the tune of what was the most lucrative deal in the NFL before Jalen Hurts made his bag with the Philadelphia Eagles.
It’s being suggested that the team might stay away from C.J. Stroud in the upcoming NFL Draft because of Watson as the two players share the same agent.
With Bryce Young favored to go first overall, the Texans would have a shot at Stroud at No. 2. However, they might not want to touch him because of the reason noted above.
Both NFL Media’s Peter Schrager and ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio have reported as much. According to Schrager, Houston isn’t high on Stroud, while the issue of him having the same agent as Watson also lingers.
David Mulugheta of Athletes First represents both players and managed to land Watson a mega deal with the Browns in spite of all his legal worries, so he must be good at his job. The Texans aren’t thought to be keen on the possibility of a second disappointment, however.
Speaking on The Rich Eisen Show, Florio claimed that there’s still bad blood between Mulugheta and the team stemming from the quarterback asking to leave.
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“It was an ugly, nasty process and who knows what was said between executives and agents back when Watson made it clear he wants out and there were some strong feelings,” the insider said.
The draft is only a week away; so we won’t have to wait much longer to find out.
