The Houston Texans will be forfeiting a 2023 fifth-round draft pick after the NFL announced the franchise committed a salary cap violation. The league determined that the club provided former Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson with undisclosed compensation in the form of a membership at an alternative athletic facility in 2020.
Houston will forfeit its original 2023 fifth-round pick and was fined $175,000 by the league. CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones reported the “undisclosed compensation” was $26,000, and the “alternative athletic facility” was the Houstonian — a luxury hotel and club the Texans helped provide membership.
The Houstonian does have a deep connection with Watson and the Texans. In a New York Times report that was unveiled last summer, the Houstonian was part of the allegations against Watson as the hotel where the former Texans quarterback hosted women to give him message appointments. Some women who were hosted at the Houstonian accused…
