Schefter: Eagles 'More Equipped' to Pursue Deshaun Watson Trade Than Any Team in NFL
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The Philadelphia Eagles could make a run at Houston Texans star Deshaun Watson.
During an appearance on 97.5 The Fanatic’s John Kinkade Show, Adam Schefter of ESPN described the Eagles as “more equipped to make a run at DeShaun Watson than any team out there.”
Watson, who reportedly wants out of Houston, is facing 22 civil lawsuits from women alleging sexual assault and misconduct.
Schefter said he’s “operating under the assumption that somehow this will be settled or he will serve his discipline for the league” or fulfill the terms of any outside adjudication. And once Watson is cleared to play, the Eagles “should be waiting.”
Schefter reported in January that Watson had requested a trade after growing frustrated with the franchise’s direction. The serious allegations against him have thrown his status for the 2021 season into limbo, though, and likely put any serious trade negotiations on hold for the time being.
The NFL has yet to suspend Watson or place him on the commissioner’s exempt list. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing the 22 women filing suit against Watson, told Fox 26’s Mark Berman in May that four of his clients had met with Lisa Friel, the NFL’s lead investigator.
