Cleveland Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam called the team’s controversial acquisition of quarterback Deshaun Watson a “big swing and miss” on Monday.

Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam went in some detail to acknowledge the swing and a miss the Deshaun Watson deal was for the organization.

For years, the Cleveland Browns stood by Deshaun Watson, despite innumerable on- and off-field issues. On Tuesday, roughly three years after acquiring the quarterback via trade and rewarding him with a record $230 million fully guaranteed contract, Browns ownership declared the move "a big swing and a miss."