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Deshaun Watson Injury Shakes Up the NFL


     One day after the Houston Astros won the World Series in game 7, their star qb, Deshaun Watson of the Texans, went down with a non contact ACL injury, ending his historic rookie year. With Deshaun Watson now head to IR, along for the ride is the hopes of a playoff run for the Texans. Watson was doing more for this team in the half of a season he played than any Texans QB from the past 5 years. Watson is tied for the lead in passing touchdowns with 19 and is coming off a game in which he shredded the vaunted Seahawks defense. In that game, he became the first player EVER to put up over 400 passing yards, 4 tds, and over 50 rushing yards. The Texans have relied on their defense for the past few years, but after injuries to Watt and Mercilus, the Texans offense was forced to step up and did so in a major way under the lead of Watson. His injury all but crushes any hopes the Texans had of seeing the postseason.
     
     Watson's injury does not only affect the Texans though, it will have an impact on the entire NFL. Watson's injury will have a major impact on the AFC South. With the Texans all but out of the playoffs, the door has been opened for the Jaguars or Titans to earn a playoff berth. With both the Jaguars and Texans looking very strong, there was a possibility they could have both earned a spot in the playoffs. With the Texans removed from the equation, it really opens the door up for other teams. Finally, Watson's injury will have an affect on NFL viewership. Watson's historic play had been drawing interest from people all over the country, leading to them tuning in to see the rookie wonder. With Tom Savage under center, people are not going to be swarming to the television to watch the Texans anymore.
     
     The injury to Deshaun Watson is brutal. He has been one of the bright spots in the NFL this season with so many injuries. He has been truly fun to watch, but will now join other stars such as Aaron Rodgers, Odell Beckham Jr, and teammate J.J. Watt on IR. Everyone here at Open Period Sports is wishing Deshaun Watson a speedy and successful recovery and look forward to seeing him come back better than ever next season.

-Gboy (@gboyitaly)





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