REPORT: WATSON LOOKING FOR SHORTER DEAL

NFL columnist Mike Florio is reporting, Deshaun Watson is looking for a three-year contract extension, as opposed to the more common four- to six-year deal young, elite quarterbacks usually sign.

A shorter deal would allow Watson, who turns 25 in September, to capitalize on the current market and still be eligible for free agency in his late 20s, when he could sign another lucrative deal.

Watson has two years left on his rookie contract and is in line for an extension projected around $38-40 million annually.

Watson, Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes (also going into his fourth season), and Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott are all looking to top Russell Wilson's record-setting $140 million contract, which Wilson signed in April 2019.