The Deshaun Watson situation hasn’t changed much since the summer, and that’s notable.
No criminal charges have been filed. No action has been taken by the league. And while the 22 lawsuits are still pending, the idea of a settlement, once eschewed by Watson as he pursued full exoneration, has been floated again.
Amid that status quo, the trade deadline came and went Tuesday, and Watson remained on the Texans’ roster. That means, officially at least, he’ll stay there until mid-March (Houston could conceivably agree to, but not formalize, a deal before then, as the Rams and Lions did on Matthew Stafford last January).