Popular FOX host offers a bold Deshaun Watson trade idea that the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders might consider

A popular FOX sports host this week pitched a bold Deshaun Watson trade idea that teams like the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders could seriously consider.

Just a few years ago, former Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was one of the game’s bright young stars. After the 2020 season, he was a three-time Pro Bowler and brought the franchise back to relevance. However, his fall from grace on and off the field was shocking.

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In 2021, a horrific sexual assault scandal forever changed the Watson narrative. And it cost him a year and a half of his career. Unfortunately for him, after being traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2022, he was unable to rebuild a favorable reputation on the football field.

His tenure in Cleveland was a story from bad to worse. And 2024 has set a new low, as it looks like a shell of the star people remember in Houston. This opened the door for discussion about being banned and potentially traded. However, the QB’s fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract makes him virtually untradeable.

However, earlier this week, popular FS1 personality Nick Wright offered a wild Deshaun Watson trade idea that might be the only way Cleveland can move him. And it’s an idea that teams like the Giants or Raiders could consider.

• Deshaun Watson Contract: Five years, $230 million fully guaranteed

FS1’s Nick Wright suggests Cleveland Browns add No. 1 pick to Deshaun Watson trade

“Cleveland’s escape hatch is to find a team with a lot of cap space and trade Deshaun along with their own first-round pick, just so the team can cut him,” Wright said during a recent edition of his podcast “What’s Wright Show.”

Wright suggested the Carolina Panthers could make sense since they have cap space available. However, the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants are franchises that have been searching for a new QB since the offseason. Both tried to move up in the NFL Draft to land one of this year’s top prospects. But he failed in these activities.

If either franchise felt they could fix Watson, they could consider the deal. The franchise duo could potentially package him and themselves first if they wanted to move up to the top prospect in this year’s class. Or they could go four and have Watson serve as a short-term replacement and mentor for a rookie QB, and a potential upgrade over their current QBs if they can get him back to his former form.

For the Browns, they are in a terrible position. But they need to start from scratch and a trade or release of Watson seems inevitable. They could potentially get Daniel Jones or Gardner Minshew. Let them be the starter in 2025 and then start fresh in 2026.

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