The Cleveland Browns paid a high price to acquire quarterback Deshaun Watson beyond the $230 million in guaranteed money.
Cleveland sent its first-round selection in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 NFL Drafts to the Houston Texans, along with a fourth-round selection this year, a third-round selection in 2023, and a fourth-round selection in 2024, in the trade package for Watson.
General manager Andrew Berry also sent a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft and swapped sixth-round selections with the Dallas Cowboys to acquire wide receiver Amari Cooper, and picked up a seventh-round selection this year from the Buffalo Bills in exchange for quarterback Case Keenum.