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Browns Keep Kicking The Deshaun Watson Can

Happy Deshaun Watson restructure day to all of those who celebrate. In an annual reminder of the disaster contract the Cleveland Browns gave to Watson as part of a blockbuster trade nearly three years ago, the Browns have kicked the Watson can down the road one more time. Cleveland restructured his deal to free up more than $30 million in 2026 cap space, helping the team navigate the short term.

#Browns are restructuring Deshaun Watson's contract today to lower his $80.716M cap charge in time to become compliant for the start of the league year, league source tells clevelanddotcom.