If Deshaun Watson is traded, ‘it would be at the Jets’

So you say there is a chance?

John McClain, who has covered the NFL at the Houston Chronicle for more than 45 years, told SportsRadio 610 in Houston that the Texans are standing firm behind the scenes in their public stance on not trading quarterback Deshaun Watson.

Unless the Jets convince them otherwise. There is one caveat that will rock New York – and the rest of AFC East.

“Whoever says [the Texans] called the Eagles, that’s not true, ”McClain said. “If they traded it, it would be the Jets. No, they haven’t contacted anyone about Watson’s trading. “

McClain had previously suggested that the Texans asking price would start at two first-round picks, two second-round picks and two young defensive starters.

“They don’t call the teams. The teams are calling them, ”McClain said. “They told everyone they weren’t trading Watson. That’s not to say they won’t eventually, but I guarantee that if they did, [it] wouldn’t be for Carson Wentz and the Eagles.

Watson has a no-trade clause, so if the Texans decide to trade him, he could have some influence on that destination.

If a highly speculated trade of a disgruntled quarterback for another disgruntled quarterback is off the table, then it leaves the Jets, Dolphins, Panthers, Bears, 49ers, and Washington as the teams most likely to compete against each other. Watson services.

The Colts appear to be the favorites to land Wentz if he is traded. Indianapolis would be an unlikely destination for Watson as they are division rivals with the Texans.