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Report: Deshaun Watson Not Interested in Playing For Jets, 'Intrigued' By Broncos, 49ers

Houston's star quarterback would prefer a trade to Denver or San Francisco (or even Miami) rather than New York according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

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Deshaun Watson may not be interested in playing for the Jets after all.

The Texans star quarterback was not particularly enthused about the prospect of playing for New York next season according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, demonstrating interest in suiting up for two other teams instead.

"Deshaun Watson has a list of teams that he's intrigued by. He's not pigeonholing anything but he's got a list. I didn't get all the teams but I was told the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers are two of them," Fowler said on ESPN's 'Get Up' on Friday morning.

As for the Jets, Watson doesn't seem to be considering them as an option here.

"Eh, probably not," Fowler said. "Maybe more so the Dolphins as far as viability."

This comes two days after John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reported the Jets are the only team that the Texans would trade Watson to.

"If they traded him, it would be [to] the Jets," McClain said in an interview with SportsRadio 610 in Houston this week.

Report: If the Texans Trade Deshaun Watson, It Will Be to the Jets

It's been reported over the last several weeks that Watson, who wants out of Houston, is interested in playing for the Jets and that New York is even his preferred trade destination. After all, Watson reportedly wanted the Texans to try to hire Robert Saleh as their head coach. Saleh ends up with the Jets, taking a rising star in Mike LaFleur with him to be New York's offensive coordinator.

In the end, Watson will have the final say due to his no-trade clause. That's why a report like this, dictating that the 25-year-old would prefer other teams over Gang Green, is concerning for the Jets. While they may be able to put together the best package for Houston—a trade that would be hard to refuse thanks to the Jets' surplus of draft capital—if Watson doesn't want to play there, it won't come to fruition. 

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Max Goodman covers the New York Jets for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. He also covers the New York Yankees, publisher  of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Yankees site, Inside The Pinstripes. Before starting out with SI, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. While at school, Goodman gathered valuable experience as an anchor and reporter on NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. Goodman previously interned at MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman and connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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