With Sean Payton as coach of the Saints, Watson wasn’t an option at No. 11. Mahomes would have been. Payton saw Mahomes are being a significantly better prospect than Watson. With Payton now gone, and despite a high degree of continuity on the coaching staff, that Saints are indeed interested in Watson, Jets Global has confirmed.
Whether the Saints can make the move remains to be seen. They still have plenty of cap work to do, and they’d need to figure out how to incorporate Watson’s $35 million salary under the 2022 cap. Then there’s the question of compensation, along with the all-important issue of whether Watson will waive his no-trade clause for the Saints.
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Whether the Saints can make the move remains to be seen. They still have plenty of cap work to do, and they’d need to figure out how to incorporate Watson’s $35 million salary under the 2022 cap. Then there’s the question of compensation, along with the all-important issue of whether Watson will waive his no-trade clause for the Saints.
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