Report: NFL teams think Texans are ‘slowly moving on’ from Deshaun Watson
The Houston Texans’ decision to sign veteran journeyman Tyrod Taylor earlier in the offseason wasn’t necessarily seen as a harbinger of things to come. The signing might have taken place amid star quarterback Deshaun Watson
requesting a trade. But that’s pretty much the extent of it.
Fast forward a couple of months, and this is no longer the case. Fresh off using their first selection in the 2021 NFL Draft on former Stanford quarterback Davis Mills, it’s a firm belief around the league that the Texans are moving on from Watson, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler (h/t Bleacher Report). Fowler said:
“Teams I’ve talked to around the league are taking notice that the Houston Texans seem to be slowly moving on from Deshaun Watson because they have their bridge quarterback in Tyrod Taylor and they have their developmental draft pick in Davis Mills, a quarterback I’m told they are very high on with his instincts, his smarts and his big arm.”
This news comes amid the quarterback facing allegations of sexual misconduct, with more than 20 women having come forward in civil cases.
While the legal situation has yet to be settled in civil court, the Houston Police Department has opened a criminal investigation into the allegations. Meanwhile, Roger Goodell and the NFL has opened its own investigation under the guise of the personal conduct policy.
