Deshaun Watson was hoping to go to the Dolphins at some point, but that doesn’t look to be happening now.
The Dolphins have fired Brian Flores despite them going 8-1 to finish the season after starting out 1-7. Flores even had the team in a playoff spot going into Week 17 before being eliminated that same week.
Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Flores was a significant reason why Watson wanted to be traded there. With a new coach coming in, that trade looks unlikely to happen.
#Dolphins coach Brian Flores was a signfiicant reason why Deshaun Watson wanted to be in Miami. WIth Flores out, this situation may have changed.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 10, 2022
Watson still has his legal issues to sort through before he likely can even think about playing football again.
He missed all of this season as he’s been accused of sexual assault by 22 different women. He’s made it clear that he wants to be traded but the looming investigation is going to make that difficult.
The NFL world was excited that this meant there’s one less option for Watson on the table.
Welp…. Good job Stephen Ross 😂😂 https://t.co/EXh4WuLSEX
— Jeff Hoak (@JeffHoak1) January 10, 2022
Okay so one positive to the decision https://t.co/8PtrPSr9mV
— 19ius Anglesmith (@BurtMacklinSOB) January 10, 2022
Why does anyone think an NFL franchise would make a long-term decision that involves DeShaun Watson? https://t.co/NjJ2MF78KS
— Dave Brown (@ThatDaveBrown) January 10, 2022
Let the chaos begin https://t.co/NWIhdwC0bP
— Brad Spielberger, Esq. (@PFF_Brad) January 10, 2022
Even better. https://t.co/EvI4XFKvDR
— Marx8385 🐬 (@Marx8385) January 10, 2022
This is truly wild to me. Did not see Flores gone this year. Wow! https://t.co/PE8VGq44fD
— Lance Zierlein (@LanceZierlein) January 10, 2022
Even better for the AFC East https://t.co/gsAF05KHfR
— Thad Brown (@thadbrown7) January 10, 2022
Well there is one positive https://t.co/0Rnp4Dcth3
— nameless (@ConnorWright81) January 10, 2022
The Dolphins will be keeping general manager Chris Grier in the fold. He’ll likely have a big say in who the next head coach is.
Flores went 19-14 these last two seasons before getting the ax.
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