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Deshaun Watson’s tenure pinch nan Cleveland Browns has been 1 to forget.
The Browns acquired Watson from nan Houston Texans earlier nan 2022 play and signed him to a five-year, $230 cardinal deal, marking nan richest woody for a backmost astatine nan time. But his deficiency of readiness owed to injuries and his play connected nan section person forced nan statement to restructure his deal.
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Cleveland Browns backmost Deshaun Watson watches connected nan sidelines against nan Las Vegas Raiders successful nan 2nd half astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Nov. 23, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
He’s only played 19 games for nan Browns complete his first 4 seasons, while Cleveland has trotted retired aggregate quarterbacks, including Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders and others to effort to find a impermanent hole to a semipermanent problem.
Still, Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam has an optimistic outlook for Watson.
"Deshaun has a awesome chance, caller start, offensive-minded coach, who has successful his past been capable to activity pinch each kinds of different quarterbacks and make them successful," he told reporters astatine nan NFL yearly gathering connected Monday, via ESPN.
Cleveland Browns backmost Deshaun Watson (4) useful retired during mini campy astatine CrossCountry Mortgage Campus connected June 12, 2025. (Ken Blaze/Imagn Images)
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"So, Deshaun has a awesome chance to do that now. We talked to him nan different day, he said he weighs nan (least) he has successful respective years. He's successful awesome shape, he'll beryllium (in Cleveland) connected April 7 erstwhile we commencement (the offseason workout program). Let's spot what Deshaun tin do. We're each excited."
Browns wide head Andrew Berry antecedently said that each Browns backmost connected nan roster will compete for nan starting job. Right now, nan extent floor plan includes Watson, Sanders and Gabriel. It’s unclear if Cleveland would target different backmost successful nan upcoming draft.
Watson missed nan full 2025 season aft he re-ruptured his Achilles successful nan offseason that year.
Cleveland Browns backmost Deshaun Watson (4) throws a walk during nan first 4th against nan Cincinnati Bengals astatine Huntington Bank Field connected Oct. 20, 2024. (Ken Blaze/Imagn Images)
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He’s 9-10 arsenic a starter for Cleveland pinch 3,365 passing yards, 19 touchdown passes, 12 interceptions and 70 sacks.
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Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
