By hiring former New England Patriots executive Nick Caserio to solve a large set of problems within the organization, the Houston jeans have created more with star quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Watson offered his opinion on possible candidates for general manager, but the Texans neither considered nor consulted those who endorsed his franchise quarterback, league sources told ESPN.
In addition, the Texans did not notify Watson that they intended to hire Caserio and he learned of the contract on social media. This helped Watson go to Twitter that night to post “some things never change …”
Watson’s feelings were not directed at Caserio, sources told ESPN, but were indicative of how the Texans ran the business again.
Last season, Houston did not let Watson know that the all-star receiver, DeAndre Hopkins, would be changed, which caused some disappointment. Now that it has happened again, Watson is said to be infinitely more upset, sources told ESPN.
This time, Watson had met with jeans owner Cal McNair in several cases, sharing opinions about some candidates who were highly recommended, and Watson suggested the team at least talk to them, sources told ESPN. He didn’t expect Houston to hire those he approved, but he hoped the Texans would be respectful of the feelings of the group of his teammates he was trying to represent, sources told ESPN.
However, the Texans did not act in line with their quarterback’s thoughts and charged ahead a contract that mattered for a much smaller circle than Watson was trying to help, sources told ESPN.
Even if they didn’t want to move forward with any of Watson’s recommended candidates, sources told ESPN that Watson wanted to at least have a chance to meet with property finalists so he could offer his thoughts from the point of view of player to benefit the team. and then the jeans could hire whoever they wanted. This opportunity never came.
Now the focus is on the consequences of the situation. The Texans clearly have an unhappy quarterback on their hands as they welcome Caserio into his franchise to try to help rebuild it.
It has already been speculated that Watson could demand a trade, although Caserio is just starting his job and the team still has no coach. If the team were to change Watson, it would have to absorb a $ 22 million salary cap, although it could recoup a reward from players and players.
But the mess Caserio hired to clean up is really bigger because of the events surrounding his hiring, as he now includes a disillusioned franchised quarterback.