Deshaun Watson trade rumors: Texans QB would possibly perchance perchance additionally request of trade after Nick Caserio rent

Deshaun Watson has reportedly talked about requesting a trade from the Texans, per a epic from Pro Soccer Focus on’s Mike Florio.

Florio, citing “loads of various folks,” acknowledged the fourth-365 days quarterback has talked about the probability alongside with his Houston teammates. Whether he’s seriously taking into consideration a trade or merely leveraging his plan to be obvious he has a tell in the Texans’ new coaching rent remains to be seen.

Florio’s epic became also fleet refuted by John McClain of the Houston Fable, who acknowledged, “In no plot will the Texans trade Watson.”

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Or now no longer it’s price noting that Florio’s epic comes a day after the Texans reportedly agreed to terms with Nick Caserio, the Patriots’ director of participant personnel. That recordsdata apparently prompted Watson to post — then delete — a cryptic tweet that read, “some things never exchange….”

Houston officially offered Caserio’s hiring Thursday.

Bill O’Brien, who became fired by the group in early October, became also connected to the Patriots, serving as an assistant from 2007 to 2010. He officially assumed the role of fashioned manager in the 2020 offseason, a plan in which he struggled. He infamously traded away top target DeAndre Hopkins to Arizona for running abet David Johnson; ahead of that, he gave two first-spherical picks to Miami for left kind out Laremy Tunsil and receiver Kenny Stills. The Dolphins will relish the third total salvage of the draft in April, while the Texans might want to support unless Round 3 to fabricate their first preference — barring one other trade.

Accrued, it looks now no longer actually that Watson will basically trot away Houston. He signed a four-365 days, $156 million extension in September; a trade would reportedly consequence in a cap hit of $21.6 million for the Texans. Moreover, Watson had one amongst his simplest seasons so a long way in 2020, notably after O’Brien became fired: He carried out profession-highs in yards (4,823), completion share (70.2), passing touchdowns (33), adjusted yards per are attempting (9.5) and had a profession-low seven interceptions.

His individual success did no longer translate to the group in 2020, on the replacement hand; the Texans went 4-12, matching the group’s epic in Watson’s rookie season, after 11- and 10-settle on seasons in 2018 and ’19, respectively.