Free agency doesn’t feel like a flash point in a potential Watson trade. The Texans are reportedly not taking calls on their quarterback and that figures to continue until close to the draft, possibly longer.
Then again, trades this big usually land without a lot of breadcrumbs dropped along the way. If the Panthers or Jets can somehow squeeze “five first-round picks” in between when general manager Nick Caserio says “Hello, you’ve reached the Houston Texans” and “How dare you, sir?!”, then a deal could come together sooner than expected.
(I’m not listing Russell Wilson in this exercise until there’s any indication the Seahawks would remotely entertain this idea.)