Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has been the talk of the NFL offseason following the recent announcement a Houston grand jury voted to drop the criminal charges against him.
The former three-time Pro-Bowler has not played in an NFL game since 2020 following sexual assault allegations. With the clearing of those criminal charges, though (although civil lawsuits are still pending), Watson is now drawing interest from several teams around the NFL for a potential trade.
Reports came out on Thursday that the race to attain the quarterback seems to be between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints.
Saints are working hard to convince Deshaun Watson to waive his no-trade clause for them, per league sources. Decision is expected to ultimately come down to Saints vs. Falcons. Saints have been characterized as a leader for Watson. Maintained dialogue since first meeting
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 17, 2022
While many reports suggested that the Saints were in the lead for Watson, Falcons’ star tight end Kyle Pitts posted a message on social media that seems to indicate otherwise.
In a tweet that has since been deleted, Pitts (seen at top) posted a message reading “It’s about to get scary in Atlanta”.
What does Kyle Pitts know? 👀 pic.twitter.com/gNsGQnpC5h
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 17, 2022
This post certainly got the NFL world talking, with many clearly thinking that Pitts is referring to Watson being traded to the Falcons very soon. However, others also commented on his quick deletion of that tweet.
Kyle Pitts, NFL insider pic.twitter.com/2MEvp4ob5S
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) March 17, 2022
Someone with the #Falcons got to Kyle Pitts REAL QUICK 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/vP5Xps2Aw7
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) March 17, 2022
Arthur Blank put the call in to Kyle Pitts immediately pic.twitter.com/q7Q95chKct
— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) March 17, 2022
Boy they got to Kyle Pitts with the QUICKNESS! 😂
— Damien Woody (@damienwoody) March 17, 2022
Pitts then posted this, claiming that he was talking about the Falcons bringing in veteran cornerback Casey Hayward.
This is what I was talking about! My dawg back home 🤟🏾 @show_case29 https://t.co/zEGI3g1TXH
— Kyle Pitts👑 (@kylepitts__) March 17, 2022
Despite that, it feels like Pitts was talking about Watson. Otherwise, there would be no reason to delete the message.
Now the question is whether or not Pitts is just excited about the possibility of a potential trade, or if he knows that it is in the works for the team.
It is worth noting that Watson and Pitts share the same agency, along with Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot and assistant general manager Kyle Smith. So it is certainly plausible that Pitts knows something the rest of us don’t.
Other fwiw connections: Pitts and Watson share an agency with Falcons GM Terry Fontenot (and Falcons assistant GM Kyle Smith). https://t.co/WRtQF4oW9X
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) March 17, 2022
Regardless, it will certainly be interesting to watch in the coming days where Watson will be heading. Whether it is New Orleans or Atlanta, it seems like a big trade could be coming any day now for the Texans.
[Dov Kleiman; photo from Rich Barnes/USA Today Sports]
