Deshaun Watson tears Achilles again.

Patman255 said

Somebody who's a cap wizard explain to me the implications of Cleveland trying to cut bait with him after his 100% guaranteed contract.

I mean this is going down as one of the most historically worst signings of all time, surely.

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His cap numbers were supposed to be $72.9M in each of the next two years, including $46M in guaranteed salary each year, but they apparently just restructured by adding some void years and converting a chunk of his 2025 salary to bonus so they can spread the hit out over the extra years.

This also means his cap number next year will be more than the $72.9 it was supposed to be, and he'll carry more dead money both next year and also in 2027, after they surely make him a June 1st cut in 2026.