That man is far from being a freshman, and a torn ACL is a very different injury from a non-contact Achilles tear. I'm thinking Teddy Bridgewater with the Vikings kind of injury where he was out for 19 months. He can be cut after the 2025 season with a lesser impact on the cap, which I have to imagine is the route they go.
His cap hit is still huge over the next few seasons. He most likely isn't being cut with the $86 mil dead money hit. Not to say its impossible that they cut him. The broncos took a $85 mil dead money hit when they released Russell Wilson.
There's a way to restructure the deal after the 2025 season to lower the dead cap hit, and with the overall cap increasing every year, it'll be minimized further. Either way, he won't be suiting up for Cleveland again. I'd be surprised if he suits up for anyone at this point. Cleveland gains nothing by ever starting him again, coming off a major injury he will likely be even worse than he already is, and he can't even win games now. Not sure who the starter will be next season, but I can't see a scenario where they're worse than Watson has already been this year.
LOL. Zappe fucking sucked
He played for the Pats last year when Mac Jones became a head case. He was just as bad. To be fair, the pats were using a DC at OC. But if you're banking on Zappe, then you're fucked.
I think they have a special cream to treat that nowadays.
Isn't that "special cream treat" what got Watson to Cleveland to begin with?
Naw, that's just what put him on the path to suspension and the end of his career. Cleveland has its own particular bad juju when it comes to football mediocrity and terrible front office decisions about QBs in particular.
Bless you
I too would be extremely surprised to ever see him play again. He clearly was not the same QB and add an Achilles injury on top, he won't be near as mobile which was his strength. The reward is not there for taking the risk of signing a predator and getting bad exposure.
