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Week 2 Insider Notebook: The Butterfly Effect of the Deshaun Watson Trade, Four Years Later

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The Butterfly Effect of the Deshaun Watson Trade, Four Years Later
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Examining the full fallout of the trade that burned a bridge with Baker Mayfield and “changed the whole landscape” of the NFL. Plus, intel on the Joey Porter Jr. saga in Pittsburgh and more.

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