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More than a week after amid public accusations of sexual a sault and misconduct, the attorney of quarterback has filed an official response to 22 civil lawsuits pending against the NFL star. , Rusty Hardin now claims Watson's legal team has "already uncovered evidence that numerous allegations ... are simply not true or accurate." Hardin also says he and the rest of Watson's team have come to the "resounding" conclusion that all 22 of the quarterback's accusers are lying about his alleged misconduct, with some simply wanting to "get money" from Watson.One of 23 lawsuits
Wade Davis Jersey originally filed against Watson was recently dropped by a plaintiff "in light of privacy and security concerns," as Bishop reported. But the rest of them, the first of which was filed back on March 16, are "replete with mischaracterizations" of Watson's character, Hardin said in this week's response to the lawsuits."These range from being misleading, to fraudulent, to slanderous,"
Bryan Shaw Jersey Hardin's filing states, per Bishop. "Importantly, only two of the 22 lawsuits allege that Mr. Watson forced any type of sexual activity -- an allegation Mr. Watson again vehemently denies."Hardin's comments come le s than two weeks after the attorney said Watson did have "" with accusers, all of which allege misconduct by Watson during private ma sage therapy se sions, most of them booked via social media. But his newest statement redirects most of the attention to alleged fabrications within accuser testimonies.After eight of the plaintiffs ma saged Watson, Hardin's statement reads, each of them "bragged about, praised, and were excited about ma saging Mr. Watson." His response also claims seven plaintiffs "willingly worked or offered to work with Mr. Watson after their alleged incidents," three others "lied about the number of se sions they actually had" with the QB, and
Adam Ottavino Jersey five others "told others they wanted to get money out of" Watson."It was not until the plaintiffs saw an opportunity for a money grab," Hardin said Monday, per ESPN, "that they changed their stories to convert
Blank Jersey therapy se sions they bragged about to friends and family to something much more nefarious ... Mr. Watson has been adamant that he did not engage in any improper conduct and we strongly believe him. Therefore, the answer to the question of whether we are saying that all 22 plaintiffs are lying about the allegations of sexual misconduct by Mr. Watson is a resounding yes."Plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee, meanwhile, has already responded to Hardin's filing by reiterating support for the accusers."Watson can't deny he sought out an unusually high number of women for ma sages on Instagram; he doesn't deny he insisted on being nude or nearly nude; he can't deny the ma sage se sions occurred; he can't deny he wanted more than a 'ma sage'; and he hasn't credibly denied that something bad happened during the se sion -- he instead claims that any sexual acts were consensual," Buzbee said, as ESPN reported. "Of course his definition of 'consent' doesn't comport with that of everyone else. I have faith that the court proce s will sort out the truth as these matters progre s.
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Sr. made headlines last week when speaking to leading up to his son's highly-anticipated return to Foxborough in Week 4 where he'll face the for the
Max Scherzer Jersey first time since leaving the organization in free agency in 2020. When the elder Brady was asked if his son's immediate succe s with the validated his decision to leave, he said, "Damn right. Bill Belichick wanted him out the door, and last year he threw 56 touchdowns. I think that's a pretty good year." Brady Sr. added that "it was
Anthony Rendon Jersey pretty obvious that the Patriot regime felt that it was time for him to move on."As you'd expect, that garnered quite a bit of attention throughout the NFL as Brady Sr. is naturally one of the closest people in the world to the Tampa Bay quarterback. While that may be the case, it doesn't sound like Brady is all too thrilled about pops stoking the flame of this epic matchup. During Monday's episode of the that Brady co-hosts, the quarterback said he "actually prepared a statement that I wanted to say" about his dad's recent remarks."Comments made by Thomas Edward Brady, a 77-year-old insurance company CEO who should know better at this point in his life, doesn't nece sarily reflect the views or positions held by his son, Thomas Edward Patrick
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Brian Goodwin Jersey s written consent, Tom Jr. reserves the right to eventually put him in a home against his will. That's all I have to say," he said.Brady is poking fun at the situation, but every good joke does have a sliver of truth, right? Even if Brady Sr. is echoing the feeling his son has about his departure from New England, he probably doesn't want that public to give Belichick and co. any semblance of bulletin board material heading into this showdown for the
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Ryan Smyth Jersey dominate. In the eight finals to take place in the period mentioned above, only the final of 2010 was contested without the presence of an English club. Four different English clubs have made the final with three of them lifting the trophy. The top 4 had become an elite. They monopolised the Champions League places and reaped the riches which followed. Of the 32 places up for grabs to English clubs over that period, 30
Zack Kassian Jersey of them went to the same four teams. Only in the last two years has their grip been loosened and in Economic parlance, its taken a shitload of money to do it.This unconvincing form has spilled over into this years incarnation. Again only two sides of the four have made it past the group stages and of those that remain, Arsenal look about as convincing as a George Osborne Autumn Statement.
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Tony Phillips Jersey s time. You really want them out there working on their craft, but these things happen. You have to work through them. Before the Denver game, he mi sed Wednesday and Thursday, and I thought he played a great
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Supermarket giants Tesco are keen on purchasing the land which currently houses Bristol Citys Ashton Gate stadium, the local pre s has reported.Tesco have officially confirmed their interest in buying the plot, with the estimated 20 million price tag a
Robin Yount Jersey healthy contribution to the construction of Citys new stadium.The Tesco deal, of 20 million, is four times higher than the quote City received from housebuilders, who seem willing to pay up to just 5 million for the well-placed site.Ashton Gate as it stands todayOriginal 106.5, a local radio station, has suggested that if Tesco were to build a superstore there, in combination with the construction of the new football stadium, 1,000 jobs would be created.Bristol City Football Club have been talking to us for some time about the opportunity to be involved in the new Regional Stadium project, said Melanie Chiswell, Tescos Regional Corporate Affairs Manager.The development would represent a 120 million investment in the regeneration
Christian Yelich Jersey of south Bristol including the new football stadium and community facilities at Ashton Vale and a food store on the existing site at Ashton Gate.Will a store like this replace the current Ashton Gate stadium?On paper the plan sounds like a win-win situation the football club gets money towards its new stadium, and Tesco get a valuable site in order to boost their busine s still further.However, local opposition is expected, considering the positioning of the current stadium mere minutes away from a large Sainsburys store. Tescos multi-goods strategy will also conflict with the electronics stores housed in the mini retail park neighbouring Ashton Gate.The Bristol Evening Post has also reported that sources within the City Council have revealed some reservations. While the heads of the 3 main parties have remained
Travis Shaw Jersey neutral on the i sue, former Lord Mayor, and Conservative councillor Peter Abrahams told the Post that the Council should not drag its heels over the building of the new stadium which could bring and all its benefits.Club chairman Steve Lansdown is equally adamant.Bristol always has this habit of being reticent towards being positive about things and they have got to overcome that reticence.Bristols reputation goes before it of projects being pulled at the last minute and not succeeding, Lansdown told the PostThats always in the back of your
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After making a 53-man roster in the , a significant football accomplishment, the next huge goal for profe sional football players is to reach that second contract, whether it's via an extension from their original team or from a new one when out on the open market. Getting to that contract means lasting at least four or five seasons in most cases, which is a career longer than most who enter the NFL. In the experience of longtime GM and current CBS Sports HQ NFL analyst Rick Spielman, it's po sible to evaluate whether or not a player is going to be a major contributor in their third season. His evaluation lines up with NFL Players' A sociation data, which says the average career in the league lasts about 3.5 years -- 3.3 to be exact."When you're sitting in the general manager's seat, you're waiting in Year 3, which is usually the tell-all for whether or not someone is going to be a player," Spielman said recently during an episode of the "" podcast. "Now some of these guys are coming off major injuries or have had durability
Miami Marlins Custom Jersey i sues, but a lot of these guys, which you saw from the 2020 Draft, did not get their fifth-year options exercised. That tells you what a team feel about you. We saw it last year with and then he ended up turning that into a pretty good contract four years, $160 million . Not having that exercised doesn't mean you're a total bust, but those guys who didn't get their fifth-year options exercised have a lot to prove this year."Twelve of the 32 players picked in the first round of the 2020 saw their fifth-year options picked up, meaning plenty members of that cla s have a lot of quality football they need to put on tape in the upcoming 2023 season. Here's a look at the five players Spielman mentioned that need to break out in order to maintain or secure key roles on their respective teams or different ones in free agency. They are ranked in order of how critical their 2023 performance is for the direction of their careers, from the least amount of pre sure to the most. Players below are not limited to being first-round picks from the 2020 cla s. TB RB #1 Age: 24Draft status: 91st overall pick (third round) in 2022Contract status: Three years remaining on rookie dealRick Spielman's perspective:"For Tampa to have succe s on the offensive side of the ball, he's White going to need to have a big year. He split time with Fournette last year, and I thought in the second half of last year, he was better than Fournette. The 50 catches, the dink-and-dunk offense that they were last year, showed he can catch out of the backfield. His breakout game was when they played in Munich against the where he showed he can be the workhorse back 22 carries for 105 rushing yards . Without and a new offensive coordinator Dave Canales coming in with at quarterback, you don't want Baker Mayfield throwing 45 times a game. They don't have a lot of depth behind him, so he's going to have to step up and show he can be the bell cow of that offense. If he can show that, he'll have a breakout year." Final thoughts:To Spielman's point, White did explode in the second half of the season starting with his big day in Germany back in Week 10. If White's numbers from the second half of the 2022 season, when he started every game, were extrapolated acro s 17 games, he would have totaled 1,104 yards from scrimmage (774 rushing and 330 receiving) instead of the 771 (481 rushing and 290 receiving) he actually totaled his rookie year. That 1,104-yards-from-scrimmage figure he would've had if he had po se sed a starter's workload all season would've had White tied for the 21st-most scrimmage yards in the league along with fellow rookie rusher of the .Weeks 1-9Weeks 10-18*Starts08Carries3891Rush Yards117364Yards/Carry3.14.0Rush TD10Receptions2030Receiving Yards 135155Rec TD02* Ran for career-high 105 rush yards on career-high 22 carries in first career start in 21-16 Week 10 win vs. SeahawksThe good news for White is his competition for running back snaps in 2023 is journeyman , -- who was securely behind both White and LV champion on the depth chart last season -- and undrafted rookie out of Syracuse .Another factor in his favor is the background of the Buccaneers first-year offensive coordinator Dave Canales. The 42-year-old has spent his entire NFL coaching career on Pete Carroll's Seattle Seahawks staff, serving as the team's wide receivers coach (2010-2017, 2022), quarterbacks coach (2018-2019), and pa sing game coordinator (2020-2021). Seattle's offenses under Carroll have always been about using the run as the foundation of their offense to maintain a favorable time of po se sion and to set up the pa sing game, particularly when it comes to play-action. That style led to nine Pro Bowl seasons for , consecutive Super Bowl appearances, and one Super Bowl title. Canales will likely look to bring a similar offensive philosophy to Tampa Bay in 2023 with
Starlin Castro Jersey the downtrodden Mayfield projected to start at quarterback. White will have all the opportunity in the world to establish himself as a real, lead running back in 2023 in only his second NFL season.If he doesn't break out in 2023, White will likely get another chance given his age and the low expectations the team has at its quarterback position this season. That's why he has the least amount of pre sure on him of the players in this group. KC WR #19 Age: 24Draft status: 20th overall pick (first round) in 2021Contract status: Two years remaining on rookie deal, not including fifth-year option call that will have to be made next offseasonRick Spielman's perspective:"Going back to when he came out of Florida, he was one of the most explosive athletes I had seen with the ball in his hand. I thought he was getting better as a receiver. I thought he would develop into more than just a gadget guy on the offensive side of the ball. He was a little bit of a one-year wonder coming out of Florida. ... He had a lot of durability i sues with the and didn't pan out. When a player goes to a different team during the season, it's very difficult to learn the playbook because they'll probably give you only a certain amount of play, so you can learn those plays faster. He should have a full load of understanding that offense and a better relationship with as far as Patrick understanding his cuts, when he makes his cut, all the timing that comes along with that. Is he ? No. Is he more explosive than Mecole Hardman? Yes, I think he's a better receiver than Hardman is. He's going to have to be their No. 1 receiver option in my opinion. They have Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who is a deep threat but more of a one-trick pony. has to step up in the slot. They drafted , who I think is more of po se sion guy than a deep threat, so he Toney is going to get the opportunity to show that he is a No. 1 receiver. I understand that they have at tight end, but as the No. 1 wide receiver, he's going to
Jeff Locke Jersey have every opportunity to prove that."Final thoughts:Toney had a tumultuous time with the G-Men, not scoring any touchdowns in the 12 regular-season games he played with the Giants in 2021 and 2022, but he recorded three (two receiving, one rushing) in seven games with the Chiefs in the 2022 regular season. He also had one of the best performances in the Kansas City Chiefs' 38-35 Super Bowl LVII victory against the . Toney caught a 5-yard touchdown from Mahomes. The drive after his touchdown began following Toney (65 yards) in Super Bowl history. Now, Toney's task is to display consistency as a receiver in head coach Andy Reid's offense, something that shouldn't be too difficult given he enters 2023 as one of the team's starting outside receivers along with . Mahomes' connection with receiver last season that made him the No. 2 pa s-catcher on the team led to Smith-Schuster signing a three-year, $33 million deal with the in free agency this offseason. Toney po se ses the talent and ability to seize his role in 2023. However, if he doesn't establish himself quickly, second-round draft pick as well as starting slot receiver Skyy Moore are waiting in the wings, leaving room for the po sibility of Toney being lost on the depth chart if he doesn't perform this upcoming season. MIN RB #2 Age: 25Draft status:102nd overall pick (third round) in 2019Contract status: Entering first season of two-year, $7 million contract signed this offseasonRick Spielman's perspective:"He's going to get the chance to be the bell cow for them. He's the most talented running back on the roster, and he's always played second-fiddle to . This is going to be a big year for him. They give him a two-year extension for $7 million , which really doesn't count to me. That's a prove-it type deal for him to show he can be the lead back. He's big, physical, powerful. He's not nearly as explosive as Dalvin Cook, but phenomenal kid and great work ethic."Final thoughts:Mattison has long been viewed as one of the league's best backup running backs. The 2023 season is a chance to prove he can be a starter. In six career starts, he has recorded 477 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns on 117 carries as well as 216 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns on 23 catches. Mattson will look to bounce back from a career-worst 4.2 yards per touch while building upon his explosive capability, earning 5 or more yards per carry (something he did on 43.2% of rushes in 2022) in the upcoming season. Even though he's on a two-year deal, 2023 will likely be his best shot at proving he can be a true starting running back in the NFL as the Vikings are staring down the barrel of potential rebuild following the season with ' future with the team undetermined. MIA OT #73 Age: 23 (turns 24 on Aug. 11)Draft status:18th overall pick (first round) in 2020Contract status: Entering final season of rookie deal (had fifth-year option declined)Rick Spielman's perspective:"If you recall when he was coming out of USC, he was a left tackle, and he has the athletic skills to play left tackle He was pretty raw coming out. ... He started at left tackle his rookie year, but he struggled at left tackle and then moved inside to guard. I thought he was worse as a guard because he had never played there and things happen a lot quicker inside. Last year, they move him back outside to right tackle, but he dealt with ankle i sues that landed him on injured reserve after playing only two games."Final thoughts:An ankle injury derailed Jackson's opportunity to show the Dolphins he could hold down the right tackle spot, a huge responsibility because the job entails protecting left-handed quarterback blind side. He suffered the injury in Week 1 against the Patriots and he then aggravated the same ankle in Week 12 against the Houston Texans after sitting out nine games. After resolving the i sue with a reconstructive surgical procedure this offseason, Jackson will compete with veterans and for the starting spot after both veterans were signed in the offseason after playing for the
Miami Marlins Jersey Chiefs and , respectively.If Jackson can remain on the field and keep Tagovailoa relatively clean, he'll have a chance to remain a key cog in Mike McDaniel's high-flying offense for years to come. If not, Jackson will likely be resigned to the fate of being a swing tackle and/or depth piece for the remainder of his career. There's a significant compensation gap between those two roles, making 2023 a ma sive year for the fourth-year offensive lineman. SF DE #92 Age: 24Draft status: 2nd overall pick (first round) in 2020Contract status:Entering final season of rookie deal (had fifth-year option declined) Rick Spielman's perspective:"When I looked back at my college scouting report on Chase, I had him as a generational-type talent as a pa s rusher. Freak athlete, freak size. I said at the time that he was more physically gifted than the Bosa brothers were coming out of Ohio State . The difference in his play that I saw after coming back from the ACL tear in the three games at the end of last year against the , , and , they Washington slowly built up his reps 30 snaps in Week 16, 38 snaps in Week 17, and 47 snaps in Week 18 . You still see the strength, power, and explosivene s off the snap. Everything you saw in college. What you didn't see in those games that you hope to see this year is the change in direction. Guys who come off an ACL, the first thing to come back is movement straight forward, but for them to break down and change direction or to bend, that's something that I didn't last year that I did see from his college career and his first year when he won 2020 Defensive Rookie of the Year. I think that will get better going into this season. If he can get that, then I think he's going to make a lot of money. He's either going to get franchised or go out on the open market. I don't know with the Commanders ownership situation what the commitment is going to be to players. He did play extremely hard at the end of last season. The question is 'can he get back to bending like he did in college?' If he can do that, I think he's going to have a breakout year. ... If he can show he's healthy, get double-digit sacks, and play without that big, black knee brace, I think he's going to make a lot of money."Final thoughts:Young's 2023 performance has the ability to potentially earn him $20 million or more per year on his next deal, a rich, long-term contract, or he could be resigned to sign for relative scraps next offseason in the hopes of rediscovering his form in 2024. What's promising about Young's limited action in his return from tearing his ACL in 2022 is the 11.7% quarterback pre sure percentage, the highest of his career, albeit in a limited sample size. It's a rate that was a tad higher than Super Bowl-winning edge rusher and new Buffalo Bill Leonard Floyd's (11.6%) last season.2020*2021**2022Games Played1593Sacks7.51.50.0QB Pre sures40247QB Pre sure Pct9.2%8.7%11.7%Forced Fumbles420Pa ses Defended421*
Wei-Yin Chen Jersey Won NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year** Tore his ACL in Week 10Many players show vast improvement and return to their former abilities pre-ACL tear in their second season back in action. Look no further than Young's NFC East rival and New York Giants running back , a player who tallied a career-high 1,312 rushing yards in 2022, the fourth-most in the NFL, in his second season removed from a 2020 ACL injury. San Francisco 49ers defensive end , one of Young's Ohio State teammates that Spielman and other NFL talent evaluators had him ranked above in terms of pro potential when entering the league in the draft, earned 2022 Defensive Player of the Year honors after leading the entire NFL in sacks (18.5) and co-leading the league in quarterback pre sures (90). Young, also a No. 2 overall draft pick like Bosa, has that level as a potential ceiling. All he has to do is prove it.
The goal of every NFL team is to take steps forward in making their roster better each offseason, but the have instead taken several backward. Already owners of several positions of dire need, they not-so-arguably made things worse by willfully parting ways with four-time Pro Bowl wideout via trade, starting right tackle via release, and losing starting defensive end to a contractual disagreement following the verbal agreement.They've also on the whole -- losing standout receiver Cedrick Wilson as well but
Jason Vargas Jersey acquiring only three players since the gates opened in mid-March. And with respect to each acquisition, namely kicker , wideout and linebacker , the Cowboys are severely lacking in their 2022 haul of outside free agents; and particularly given the fact they had a tangible shot at players like perennial All-Pro , as one example of several.The team doesn't believe the race is over in that capacity yet, however, and will likely pick back up in free agency once they get a look at what their draft haul looks like in 2022. That is, at least, the tone being gleaned from Stephen Jones, the Cowboys EVP and Director of Player Personnel, who also explained the decision to part ways with headline talent."It's a challenge. It's work," Jones told 105.3FM the Fan on Tuesday. "It's a lot that went into it mainly because of the unique situation of the last two years with the pandemic and how it affected it the salary cap in terms of not having its natural, if you will, increase each year. You weren't able to project that and
Yoenis Cespedes Jersey you knew that the cap was not going to be naturally going up as you normally build into your contracts. So, consequently, we really had to step back and be conservative if you will in terms of signing extensions to players." Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Jones also pointed at head coach Mike McCarthy as a reason they've been even more deliberate than usual this time around (they're never major players in free agency, but this offseason has seen them slide the scale wildly to unbridled conservatism and frugality)."The other thing that played
New York Mets Custom Jersey into that for us obviously was a new coaching staff with coach McCarthy coming in in 2020 ," said Jones. "You want to make sure that the players that you have on the roster, how they're playing, how they fit the scheme, both offensively, defensively, and special teams, how they're going to fit in under the new staff. Obviously, unfortunately, we had to make a quick change on defense at coordinator . So, we had two different coordinators there in two years."So, there was some challenges that normally weren't there that kept us from signing extensions to players we might normally would have as well as having the challenge of having to make some tough decisions because didn't nece sarily project as high as we would have thought pre-pandemic. Therein lies the challenges that we had to work through." All told, the Cowboys' list of in-house free agents was one of the (if not ) most robust in the league this offseason."It did create one of our biggest, I think, probably our biggest free agent cla s, especially players that we feel like were really good football players," Jones added. "That was our challenge out there. We feel like we did do a good job in
Gregor Blanco Jersey terms of signing for the most part players that we wanted and felt like we could keep under the current salary cap environment, and I do think that we were able to fill, for the most part we're not done yet in free agency."We'll see what opportunities come up out there. But we feel like we can go into the draft pure again and pick the best players on our board." There's plenty of ironing out left for the Cowboys, but they also have
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Here's something the NFL world didn't expect to hear this offseason: rumored to the . CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora of Watson to Philadelphia, writing in his latest insider's notebook not to discount the Eagles acquiring one of the game's best quarterbacks in a trade.In case you're unaware, there are plenty of reasons to acquire Watson -- one of the top five quarterbacks in football. Watson finished third in the NFL in completion percentage (70.2), led the NFL in pa sing yards (4,823) and yards per attempt (8.9), and was second in pa ser rating (112.4). The NFL's all-time leader in completion percentage, Watson is one of
Zack Wheeler Jersey two quarterbacks in NFL history to complete 70% of their pa ses and throw for 4,500 yards in a season (Drew Brees). He's one of just three players to have 5,200 total yards and compile a 110+ pa ser rating (, ).Though Watson to the Eagles seems like the longest of long shots (and he has a no-trade clause in his contract), Philadelphia actually has some trade ammunition to at least get Houston to return its call. As the number of suitors for Watson continue to disappear in free agency, the Eagles could actually become a player in the Watson sweepstakes. Any team not named the
Travis D'Arnaud Jersey or should at least call the and see what they want for Watson.So what could the Eagles theoretically offer for Watson? Let's take a look:This pick would have to be included for any Watson trade to work. A top-10 draft pick is such a premium in the NFL, especially in a draft with 12 to 15 impact players before the talent pool dips. The Texans need a first-round pick after trading their 2021 first rounder to the in the deal -- giving one of the worst rosters in the NFL no hope at an impact player to jumpstart a rebuild. Getting a top-10 pick is just a starting point for Houston, which could be in the market for a quarterback or an impact skill player with that prime No. 6 pick.The Eagles also have a high second-round pick this year that would need to be included in a Watson deal. After all, this is a franchise quarterback who is only 25 years old that can lead your team for a decade. Parting ways with the No. 37 pick shouldn't even be a consideration if the Eagles really wanted to acquire Watson.The Texans don't have a second-round pick in this year's draft either. They could certainly use one. If the Eagles seriously decide to consider Watson, there is absolutely no need to have Hurts on the roster. Hurts deserves an opportunity to be
Devin Mesoraco Jersey the starter in Philadelphia after the Eagles dealt away , but this is Deshaun Watson we're talking about.Hurts started four games for the Eagles after being used in a Taysom Hill-type role the first 12 games of the season, only throwing three pa ses before replacing Wentz for good in Week 13 against the . In his four starts, Hurts completed 51.9% of his pa ses (69 for 133) for 919 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions for a 77.2 pa ser rating. Hurts also had 46 carries for 272 yards and three touchdowns in those four starts. He's the first quarterback since 1950 to have 800 pa sing yards and 200 rushing yards in his first three starts -- so there's some potential here.The Texans signed to a one-year contract, but Hurts would provide immediate competition for the job and is a young quarterback Houston could give an excellent shot to start in the first year of a rebuild. Hurts' ability to extend the play wouldn't be bad to get the Houston offense to move the ball downfield. Oh, Hurts is a Houston native too.Houston has a first-round pick in 2022, but the Texans are going to want another one in any Watson deal -- they are moving on from an elite quarterback, after all. If the Eagles acquire Watson, one would a sume they would at least compete in a poor NFC East -- even though the win total would arrange from six to 10 wins in
Marcus Stroman Jersey 2021.Let's a sume this pick is between No. 10 and 20. The Eagles can part ways with that pick or give Houston the conditional pick they acquired in the Wentz deal (that pick becomes a first-round pick if the make the playoffs and Wentz plays 70% of the snaps or Wentz plays 75% of the snaps).The Texans will probably want the sure thing, but the Eagles will have a first-round pick in 2022 regardle s. They can afford to deal this pick. Have to give away a minimum of three first-round picks to acquire Watson. The Eagles have the pick in 2023, so they might as well deal it away. Watson's value is worth so much more here.If the Eagles really wanted to throw in a wild card to sweeten the deal, Sanders is the perfect piece to get this done. Sanders finished fourth in the NFL in yards per carry amongst running backs (5.3) and seventh in yards per game (72.3) in just his second season. A true home run threat, Sanders had touchdown runs of 82 and 74 yards last season -- and a 74-yard run to boot.Sanders is also a receiving threat out of the backfield. He averaged 10.2 yards per catch and caught three touchdown pa ses in 2019 finishing behind in yards per catch (minimum 50 receptions). Sanders is just one of 32 running backs in league history to catch 50+ pa ses in his rookie season and just one of just 21 running backs to surpa s 500 receiving yards. He is also
Todd Frazier Jersey seventh in league history in yards per catch amongst running backs in their rookie seasons (minimum 50 receptions). There's an impre sive resume Sanders provides -- and makes the Texans acquiring him desirable since he's on his rookie deal. Here's the i sue -- the Eagles shouldn't give up Sanders if they were to acquire Watson (pair the two together for the next two years), but he may be the trade piece to get a deal done.Running backs are a dime a dozen. The Eagles could potentially get creative in the draft to find the next one.
