“I think they probably would have acted differently” – NFL analyst believes Browns regret Deshaun Watson deal

The Deshaun Watson trade cannot be undone. Cleveland is stuck with a fully guaranteed $230 million contract for a quarterback who seems unlikely to see much game time this coming season.

While speaking about the situation, Gregg Rosenthal said on the Around the NFL Podcast that any attempts by the Browns to reverse the transaction with the Houston Texans will not materialize

“I think if the Browns knew how the last couple of months were going to go, and I think if Watson knew how the last six months would go, I think they probably would have acted maybe differently.”

Rosenthal suggested that extension talks would have gone far differently if the full truth was known:

“I don’t think they wouldn’t have necessarily gotten that huge commission for his agent in that huge contract. I don’t think it would have happened all that nearly as bad as quickly and as easily. And you can see, oh, that’s him doing a good job. But it’s not because this is going to follow Deshaun Watson forever. It’s starting to dawn on him and the Browns, I think, that like this isn’t going to go away…”

Former U.S. district judge Sue L. Robinson to determine Deshaun Watson’s fate

Sue L. Robinson, who under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, owns power as a disciplinary officer jointly appointed by the NFL and NFLPA, will make a call on how the league will respond to Watson’s potential conduct policy violations.

According to CBS Sports’ John Breech, the league will lose its ability to dole out a suspension for the Browns signal-caller pending Robinson’s decision: