Mina Kimes on Deshaun Watson, Baker Mayfield, and NFL Free Agency Frenzy

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🗓️ 21 March 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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On Friday, the Cleveland Browns acquired QB Deshaun Watson, in a massive trade that sent shockwaves across the NFL. Last year, Watson was accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior by multiple massage therapists, and there are currently 22 pending civil lawsuits against him. The Watson trade comes on the heels of a Texas grand jury declining to indict Watson on criminal charges, which re-ignited interest for several NFL teams, including Cleveland, who went big to make the trade happen. However, Watson could still face disciplinary action from the NFL as a result of the allegations. Mina Kimes discusses the timeline of events surrounding Watson, and what his deal means for the NFL at large. Mina and Pablo also unpack the other biggest NFL trades from the last week, including Davante Adams to the Raiders and Von Miller to the Bills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	ESPN Daily is presented by supercuts, the smarter, easier way to get a haircut.
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0:12.2	From the moment the news broke on Friday afternoon, frankly, my phone blew up.
0:16.7	I could say there were some people that said that they don't quite understand the move.
0:20.9	It's an awful lot to give up.
0:22.1	There are some people who said the Browns were bold to go get this guy.
0:25.7	There are some people who say, don't they know about the discipline that's still out there,
0:28.7	the 22 civil lawsuits and the potential suspension that he faces from the NFL.
0:33.6	And all this is true, and you can say all that you want. But the fact of the matter is, there was a team out there that wanted Deshaun Watson badly enough, that it was willing to give the richest guarantee the NFL has ever handed out.
0:50.0	We have never seen a partnership like the one just established between the Cleveland Browns and Deshawn Watson.
0:57.7	Because on one end, you have an NFL team unapologetically thirsting for its first Super Bowl and a star quarterback.
1:05.6	And on the other, you have the star quarterback, a 26-year-old who has avoided criminal charges,
1:11.2	but is currently being sued by 22 different women in civil court for sexual misconduct.
1:18.6	So today, as the Browns break the bank for Watson, breaking financial records in the process,
1:25.5	Nina Kimes explains what's really going on in Cleveland and across this unprecedented
1:30.7	NFL offseason.
1:32.6	I'm Pablo Torre.
1:34.0	It's Monday, March 21st.
1:36.5	This is ESPN Daily.
1:41.5	So, Mina, humanity has like a goldfish memory and so much has happened in the story of
1:47.2	Deshawn Watson that I think is really important to walk through with you here on this show.
1:51.0	But I just want to start with Friday afternoon in specific because that's when we learned that the Cleveland Browns were trading three first round draft picks and a third pick and a fourth-round pick to the Houston Texans
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