It looks like 2026 is the more likely year for Watson to be cut. The Browns would absorb $73 million in dead money but would avoid losing cap space. Regardless, though, it’s going to cost the Browns when they finally do dump Watson.

After the announcement that Deshaun Watson will need surgery and his 2025 season is in doubt, he may be the worst trade ever.

Watson may miss the entire 2025 season after Cleveland’s polarizing quarterback ruptured his Achilles' tendon for the second time in three months and underwent another operation that could put his career in jeopardy.