While there were some interpretations that the Browns removed a clause from Watson’s deal, that is not what Glazer is saying here. What Glazer is saying is that the original protection from future suspensions only lasted for the 2022-2023 seasons, the Browns did not add any more protections when they restructured the deal of Watson this fall.

W hen the Cleveland Browns signed QB Deshaun Watson back in 2022 after a trade with the Houston Texans, the $230 million deal made league history by being the largest guaranteed c

To summarize, Watson was never protected from a potential void of guarantees for a suspension in 2024 or beyond. However, he was always protected from a potential void of guarantees after a suspension arising from any claim he had disclosed in writing to the team, before signing any of his contracts with the Browns.