{"id":17976,"date":"2025-03-19T15:47:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=17976"},"modified":"2025-03-19T15:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:57:14","slug":"once-deshaun-watson-shakes-off-the-rust-he-will-be-back-to-his-houston-form-cleveland-browns-fans-react-to-watson-potentially-being-the-starting-quarterback-in-2026-gridiron-heroics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=17976","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Once Deshaun Watson Shakes Off The Rust He Will Be Back To His Houston Form&#8221; Cleveland Browns Fans React To Watson Potentially Being The Starting Quarterback In 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24483522_168400517_lowres-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns, Deshaun Watson\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Oct 13, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) looks for a receiver against the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns need to figure out what they will do at quarterback for the upcoming season.<br \/>\nLast year, starting quarterback Deshaun Watson tore his Achilles in the middle of the season, which kept him out the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old quarterback is expected to miss all of the 2025 season due to reinjuring his Achilles this offseason, which leaves Cleveland in a rough spot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_284895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-284895\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"&quot;Once Deshaun Watson Shakes Off The Rust He Will Be Back To His Houston Form&quot; Cleveland Browns Fans React To Watson Potentially Being The Starting Quarterback In 2026 1\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24542737_168400517_lowres-e1729449877182.webp\" alt=\"&quot;Once Deshaun Watson Shakes Off The Rust He Will Be Back To His Houston Form&quot; Cleveland Browns Fans React To Watson Potentially Being The Starting Quarterback In 2026 - Gridiron Heroics\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-284895\">Oct 20, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) throws a pass during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Browns have the No. 2 pick in this year\u2019s NFL Draft and could take a rookie quarterback. If Cleveland decides not to take a rookie quarterback, they could settle for a veteran free agent or trade for one like Kirk Cousins.<\/p>\n<p>Signs could\u2019ve pointed to what direction the Browns are going in this year\u2019s draft with the video Watson released on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The $230 million quarterback posted a video on social media of him rehabbing his Achilles injury in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>There is still a chance Watson is still in Brown\u2019s plans for the 2026 season, and they could be adding a veteran this season to start until Watson can play again.<\/p>\n<p>Many Cleveland Browns fans took to social media to react to the Watson video.<\/p>\n<h3>Cleveland Browns Fans Reactions<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_317462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-317462\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"&quot;Once Deshaun Watson Shakes Off The Rust He Will Be Back To His Houston Form&quot; Cleveland Browns Fans React To Watson Potentially Being The Starting Quarterback In 2026 2\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/USATSI_24483449-scaled-e1742154850198.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Once Deshaun Watson Shakes Off The Rust He Will Be Back To His Houston Form&quot; Cleveland Browns Fans React To Watson Potentially Being The Starting Quarterback In 2026 - Gridiron Heroics\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-317462\">Oct 13, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) against the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Once Deshaun Watson shakes off the rust he will be back to his Houston form! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M5OScTjlv7\">https:\/\/t.co\/M5OScTjlv7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Pedone (@NickPedone12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickPedone12\/status\/1902329525901422621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_285242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-285242\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"&quot;Once Deshaun Watson Shakes Off The Rust He Will Be Back To His Houston Form&quot; Cleveland Browns Fans React To Watson Potentially Being The Starting Quarterback In 2026 3\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24542647_168400517_lowres.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1265px) 100vw, 1265px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24542647_168400517_lowres.webp 1265w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24542647_168400517_lowres-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24542647_168400517_lowres-682x1024.webp 682w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24542647_168400517_lowres-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24542647_168400517_lowres-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24542647_168400517_lowres-150x225.webp 150w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24542647_168400517_lowres-450x675.webp 450w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24542647_168400517_lowres-1200x1800.webp 1200w\" alt=\"&quot;Once Deshaun Watson Shakes Off The Rust He Will Be Back To His Houston Form&quot; Cleveland Browns Fans React To Watson Potentially Being The Starting Quarterback In 2026 - Gridiron Heroics\" width=\"1265\" height=\"1898\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-285242\">Oct 20, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) drops back with the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Huntington Bank Field. 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