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Originally Posted by ArrowHeader
If Watson is suspended the 2022 season it actually helps save the Browns $45MM in 2023 salary cap, since his contract just shifts a year. They were gonna be way over the cap. Now they’ll be able to re-sign some guys and makes the opt-outs like Chubb and Myles Garret easier to rework. It’s like a ****ed up blessing in disguise.
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Except for a shit-ton of picks they gave up, plus the possibility of the suspension increasing as more comes to light. Plus tying their franchise to a serial creep who will be reviled by NFL fans. And that contract isn't going away, they made sure of that.