Texans Beat Writer Reveals Asking Price in Deshaun Watson Trade
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When Matt Stafford was traded to the Rams for a king's ransom, I speculated that would increase the asking price for suitors hoping to acquire Deshaun Watson from the Texans. After all, if a 32-year-old quarterback who hasn't been to a Pro Bowl since 2014 can fetch two first-round picks, a third-rounder and a former Pro Bowl quarterback in Jared Goff, what could a transcendent talent like Watson yield?
According to long-time Texans beat writer John McClain, however, the Stafford deal doesn't impact the Watson deal. From McClain's perspective, if the Texans are going to trade Watson, which they said they don't want to, then they want two first-round picks, two second-rounders and two starting-caliber players in return.