I just turned 52 years old late last week, but I'm finding out that, even at my advanced age, I learn something new every day about how I emotionally process certain things in my life. For example, when the rumors popped up two weeks ago that Deshaun Watson MIGHT want a trade from the Houston Texans to go elsewhere, I was stunned. I then proceeded to go through the five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance — as if Watson were going to be traded. I thought that would be adequate preparation for what felt like a remote possibility, because I thought for sure cooler heads would prevail, right? So if it DID happen, I've already processed it. Then came the reports yesterday that indeed, it was confirmed that Deshaun Watson HAS requested a trade. And what I learned was that first round of dealing with grief was just that — a first round, a rehearsal. Because I was a mess all over again processing the REAL trade request, even more than I was during the RUMORED trade request.