With each passing day, it appears more and more likely that the Atlanta Falcons will acquire Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. According to a report by veteran NFL insider Josina Anderson, Atlanta would be “surprised” if the team doesn’t pull off a trade for Watson.
I’m told Falcons brass has ‘keys to the city’ to bring a trade home with Deshaun Watson & would be ‘surprised’ if that doesn’t occur based on strong mutual interest & conversations. Separately I expect Watson to receive new money in a restructured contract once any trade is done.
— IG: JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 18, 2022
Just a few days ago, four teams — Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans and Cleveland — were believed to be seriously in on Watson, but the Browns dropped out, followed by the Panthers, and now it’s just the Falcons and Saints left in the running.
Even if Watson does prefer Atlanta, the financial aspect of the trade presents a major hurdle and the team may want, or need, to first move Ryan as to have some clarity on the official trade terms since picks are likely to be involved.
It’s been rumored that Ryan could be sent to the Colts or Seahawks, as both teams are in need of a quarterback and could be set up to win with a veteran QB like Ryan.
