Former Houston Texans star JJ Watt will not be joining his brothers with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But it could come from AFC North.
Watts is “seriously considering” a deal with the Cleveland Browns, according to Cleveland.com’s Mary K. Cabbot. Because, according to the sources they have, the Browns have a pay cap space (.7 21.7 million, the 10th best in the NFL) and a “strong supporting cast and positive atmosphere.”
Cabbott says Cleveland management was quick to dial up Watt’s representatives to express interest.
In terms of plan, Watts Cleveland’s Pittsburgh 3-4-. Would be a clearer fit than 4–3. Also, Miles Garrett will still demand on the end position as opposed to most blocked attention. Not to mention, Browns defensive end Oliver Vernon is a free agent, and he chased down an Achilles tendon late last season.
Having said all this, when I saw the smoke about the Vatt towards Cleveland, my first thought was that there was only one way to get the juice out of the stitches by the voting agent.
In other words, perhaps the stewards will not turn to raising their already rigid salary status just to sign the signature. But perhaps general manager Kevin Colbert will change his mind if failing to do so means he is seen in the division twice a year.
who knows? Perhaps this makes TJ Watt less inclined to sign a contract extension and wait for a free agency even in Cleveland.
Got remote to schedule. I can’t see why TJ Watt will now mess with the long-term security and the expansion of the big deal for the money ahead, just waiting until the free agency so he can stay in Cleveland for a year or more. Can stay together.
But, alas, what is the agent cheating in the NFL’s hostile paranoia?
Another reason I was the first skeptic about the story was the Cape Space Angle. I mean, the three-day statement from Vatt’s leave was that he didn’t care about money. He has donated a ton for charity. He has already earned 100 100 million. I figured he either just wanted to play with his brothers or play for a Super Bowl contender.
After that, I talked to Matt Thomas of SportsTalk 790 in Houston. And he’s getting the same sound about Cleveland, a potential landing place for as many votes. And he believes the Browns’ cost relief is very much an issue.
“I’ll assume JJ will listen (to the Steelers),” Thomas said. “But, frankly, I think JJ is thinking, ‘I probably have two or three years left. I need to make as much money as I can. “I’ll look at the teams that have the pay cap … I had a gut feeling on the show on Tuesday that JJ Wat would be Cleveland Brown. “
Thomas has many other reasons, as he thinks the Browns are right for Watt. It is on the board with my belief that the plan plays a role in the idea of V.T. He also advanced the theory that adding some defenses is what Brown needs to get out of the AFC in the Super Bowl next year. And Vatt is not yet close to the Super Bowl.
Furthermore, Thomas believes that Watt may not want to go down as easily as everyone expects, perhaps due to obvious family ties, to choose Pittsburgh or Green Bay. That vote probably still wants to do its own thing.
You can listen to our entire conversation, which also includes a lot of talk in the podcast on Wednesday about the situation in the country.
Listen: Tim Benz and Matt Thomas of SportsTalk 790 in Houston discuss possible landing sites for JJ Watt.
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