Deshaun Watson's contract isn't getting better.
The Cleveland Browns may still have to figure out a way to get out of the deal, but right now, his 2026 impact is worse than you'd even expect.
A chart of NFL cap hits for 2026 circulated on social media this week.
Watson is at the top.
His cap hit is slated to be more than $80 million.
This is what that looked like:
Top 10 NFL CAP HITS 2026 pic.twitter.com/diQ7PTkB4z
— ZIM (@zimwhodey) December 24, 2025
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Man, Kirk Cousins and Tua Tagovailoa don't look great on that list, either.
But clearly, Watson is the worst.
He wasn't the same QB after arriving in Cleveland after missing a lot of time in Houston. Then his suspension was handed down, too.
Watson struggled upon returning, and then he tore his Achilles.
The Browns are in a nightmare spot with this one. There's no other way to look at it.
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