Deshaun Watson could lose more than his salary as he mulls sitting out of Texans games

Deshaun Watson has long demanded a tre away from Houston Texans and if reports are to be believed, quarterback could go to any lengths to make it happen. 25-year-old's disgruntlement has dominated helines in NFL offseason, and despite many teams expressing interest, Texans hold firm that y won't tre ir star man. saga has reached a point that Watson could opt out of games for franchise in upcoming season, a decision that could literally prove costly. 

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Deshaun Watson salary: How much will Texans star lose if he sits out of games? 

According to NFL rumour mill, Deshaun Watson has interest in playing for Houston Texans again and will sit out of pre-season games and regular-season matchups if required. Despite his stance, franchise remains amant in t letting ir star quarterback go, who signed a contract extension in September. According to NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk, 25-year-old stands to lose more than $20 million if he boycotts entire 2021 season. 

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If upcoming season has a minicamp for 2021 season and Watson duly gives it a miss, n quarterback will be fined $93,085 for same. If he proceeds to miss spring training, he’d be fined $50,000 per day. camps are 40 days long generally, with six off days, which means that Texans star will be fined a total of $1.7 million. Watson will also be fined amount of a regular-season game check for each preseason game he misses. At a base salary of $10.54 million, that’s $620,000 per game. If, as expected, 2021 NFL season has three preseason games, Texans star stands to lose ar $1.86 million. Thus Watson would incur $3.653 million in fines if he doesn’t show up for training camp or pre-season. 

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If Watson gives entire NFL season a miss, he’d lose ar $11.16 million in base salary. boycott would also allow Texans to recover Watson’s signing-bonus allocation for 2021. Waston will thus have to return $5.4 million he'd receive this season. Missing season will also have ramifications on Deshaun Watson contract. If quarterback returns in 2022, Watson's base salary would remain $10.54 million, while currently it is projected at $35 million. So an accumulation fo $20 million in fines, while a $24 million kckdown in his contract value awaits disgruntled Texans quarterback if he decides to sit out for season. 

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