Breaking: Atlanta Falcons lose out on Deshaun Watson
As if things could not get even crazier for the Atlanta Falcons and the NFL as a whole over the past week—Deshaun Watson will not be a Falcons.
This is some huge news as it looked as though the Falcons would end up with Watson according to many reports, but now they are left with a giant mess to clean up in the wake of everything.
Deshaun Watson chooses the Browns over the Falcons
The Falcons are now an even bigger mess. They may have burned the bridge with Matt Ryan completely, and also lost out totally on what they thought would be their franchise quarterback for the next decade or longer.
Deshaun Watson will be the new QB of the Cleveland Browns. A real thing. The #Browns will now trade Baker Mayfield.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 18, 2022
The next big news will be where Matt Ryan and Baker Mayfield end up, could they be traded for each other? Certainly seems like a possibility.
Either way, the Falcons royally screwed this one up, they had him in their grasp at cost of the relationship with their franchise passer, and now they likely do not have either.
It seems it all came down to the money in regards to Deshaun’s decision.
Here’s what happened with Deshaun Watson: #Falcons believed they had him. They really did. This morning however, #Browns made it clear to Deshaun Watson that they’d pay him what HE WAS WORTH as one of the premier players in the league — a true franchise cornerstone.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) March 18, 2022
It will be a huge story in the NFL as the story unfolds of what might happen with the Falcons as they try and solve a huge question mark at the quarterback position.
The absolute best option for them is to try and mend the relationship with Matt Ryan. They have to get him back or else they will be burned at the stake by fans.
Again, it is a huge development and one that seems to be spiraling the Falcons into an even deeper hole. They thought they had him, but here we are at square one.
This is simply the worst scenario that could have happened. Hopefully, the fix will be an easy one.
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