NFL - The Athletic on Deshaun Watson

ArticleHistory will judge the Myles Garrett trade by who is playing QB for the Browns...Captured July 6, 2026

From the article

If the Browns — or Garrett, if we're being honest — truly believed either Watson or Shedeur Sanders was the long-term solution, there would have been no reason to make this deal.

STACKED’s take

Negative signalRole

Browns' Garrett trade signals lack of confidence in Watson long-term.

The source indicates the Browns do not believe Watson is the long-term solution; the Garrett trade signals the franchise's lack of confidence in Watson's ability to lead a contention window, with the source noting that if the Browns truly believed Watson was the answer, there would have been no reason to make this deal.