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Texans sign Deshaun Watson to four-year, $160 million deal

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 9/5/20

This summer, Deshaun Watson's contract speculation bounced in every possible direction. From rumors that he wasn't happy with the Houston Texans to him wanting a short-term deal, there never was any certainty.

That all changed on Saturday, though, as Houston decided to lock up Watson through 2025. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Texans have signed Deshaun Watson to a massive four-year, $160 million deal.

Sources: The #Texans and franchise QB Deshaun Watson have agreed to terms on a huge new extension worth $160M over 4 new years. Houston locks up its QB through 2025 – and Watson gets paid... with a chance to get paid again soon.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 5, 2020

The 24-year-old tweeted out an emoji with sunglasses on before the deal was announced, and quite frankly, it seems like he's pretty excited to stay with the Texans.

— Deshaun Watson (@deshaunwatson) September 5, 2020

Houston's signing of Watson comes after the Kansas City Chiefs locked up Patrick Mahomes on a 10-year, $503 million deal. Although his contract isn't as large as Mahomes', Watson deserves every bit of money he'll receive.

In three seasons with the Texans, Watson is 24-13, completing 66.8 percent of his passes for 9,716 yards and 71 touchdowns against 29 interceptions. The two-time Pro Bowler has led the Texans to the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. However, they haven't made it past the divisional round.

With Watson signed, the Texans now can focus on other areas of their roster in order to propel them past the divisional round in future seasons.

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