While speaking with reporters on Monday, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam seemed to close the door on the club's disastrous Watson era.

Cleveland Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam called the team’s controversial acquisition of quarterback Deshaun Watson a “big swing and miss” on Monday.

The Browns traded for Watson in March 2022 when he was facing dozens of lawsuits for sexual misconduct, but Cleveland took the chance anyway, acquiring him in a deal with the Texans and then proceeding to pay him more guaranteed money than anyone in NFL history at the time with a five-year, $230 million contract.

With only 60 percent of Deshaun Watson's landmark five-year, $230 million contract concluded, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has admitted what everyone already knew.

Deshaun Watson's stint with the Cleveland Browns has not met expectations, prompting Browns owner Jimmy Haslam to acknowledge the trade as a misjudgment and take responsibility for the decision. Despite the high hopes surrounding Watson's acquisition,

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam accepts responsibility for the Deshaun Watson trade which has hampered the Browns ability to draft the past three seasons.