Texans VP Hannah McNair nonetheless thanking Browns ‘for all of our gamers’ two years after Deshaun Watson commerce

One yr in the past, the Houston Texans had been regarded as one of many worst groups in soccer. Nevertheless, getting into the upcoming 2024 season, they’re considered as a Tremendous Bowl darkish horse. It seems the Texans brass hit on DeMeco Ryans as a head coach, after which drafted the eventual 2023 Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Yr in C.J. Stroud and Will Anderson Jr. The Texans even have the Cleveland Browns to thank for his or her expedited rebuild.

In 2022, the Browns traded an incredible bundle to the Texans for quarterback Deshaun Watson. Simply two years later, that transaction already seems to be one of many worst trades in NFL historical past. 

Throughout a current look on the “Final Fan” podcast, Hannah McNair, the Texans vice chairman and spouse of Texans proprietor Cal McNair, requested, “Have you ever thanked a Brown currently?” Not as a result of Cleveland obtained throttled by Houston in Tremendous Wild Card Weekend final yr, 45-14, however due to the Watson commerce.

“I thank ’em for all of our gamers,” McNair stated.

CBS Sports activities lately revisited the Watson commerce, and all of the gamers Houston acquired within the deal. Right here had been the picks Cleveland despatched over:

• A 2022 first-round choose (thirteenth)
• A 2022 fourth-round choose (104)
• A 2023 first-round choose (12)
• A 2023 third-round choose (73)
• A 2024 first-round choose (23)
• A 2024 fourth-round choose (123)

This is how all of these picks had been used:

• The 2022 first (13) was traded to the Eagles for Nos. 15 (OL Kenyon Inexperienced), 124, 162, and 166
• Choose No. 124 was subsequently traded to the Browns with 68 and 108 for No. 44 (WR John Metchie III)
• Choose No. 162 was subsequently traded to the Broncos with 80 for No. 75 (DL Christian Harris)
• Choose No. 166 was subsequently traded to the Bears with 207 for No. 150 (DL Thomas Booker)
• The 2022 fourth (104) was used on RB Dameon Pierce
• The 2023 first (12) was traded to the Cardinals with 33 and a 2024 1st (27) for Nos. 3 (DE Will Anderson Jr.) and 105
• Choose No. 105 was subsequently traded to the Eagles for a 2024 third, which was used on DB Calen Bullock
• The 2023 third (73) was traded to the Rams with 161 for No. 69 (WR Tank Dell)
• The 2024 1st (23) was traded to the Vikings with 232 for Nos. 42 (DB Kamari Lassiter), 188 (LB Jamal Hill) and MIN’s 2025 2nd
• The 2024 fourth (123) was traded to the Eagles after which again to the Texans and used on TE Cade Stover

Not solely did the Texans land some large names from this transaction, however Watson has struggled since being moved to Cleveland. He is missed 11 video games in every of his first two seasons with the Browns, because of suspension and accidents, and ranks thirty fifth or worse in completion proportion, yards per try and passer ranking amongst 45 certified quarterbacks over the past two years. 

The Browns have averaged 19.7 offensive factors per sport in Watson’s begins, whereas all different beginning Browns quarterbacks over the past two years have averaged 21.5 offensive factors per sport. As for Houston’s quarterback state of affairs, the Texans chosen Stroud No. 2 total final yr, and he put collectively among the finest rookie campaigns of all time.