{"id":38988,"date":"2025-12-03T23:42:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T23:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38988"},"modified":"2025-12-03T23:42:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T23:42:42","slug":"browns-qb-deshaun-watson-breaks-silence-after-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38988","title":{"rendered":"Browns QB Deshaun Watson Breaks Silence After Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2179825804-e1764802048132.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2179825804-e1764802048132.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2179825804-e1764802048132.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2179825804-e1764802048132.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Browns QB Deshaun Watson Breaks Silence After Return\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Deshaun Watson delivered his first message since returning to practice with the Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n<p>Watson has been sidelined for more than a year with Achilles injuries. He\u2019s had two surgeries, the latest in January. It\u2019s been a long road, and on Wednesday, the Browns officially opened his 21-day practice window.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019ll be out there today, which is outstanding for Deshaun,\u201d head coach Kevin Stefanski said. \u201cHe\u2019s has been working so hard, rehabbing, so finally to get out there on the practice field with his teammates to go through individual, I think this is really great for him. So, excited for him. His focus, my focus is obviously getting him back to playing football, practicing football, which he hasn\u2019t done in over a year. So, it\u2019s a good next step for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watson did not speak to the media after practicing in a limited capacity. But he did take to social media with a message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c4OVE (Focus Only On Victories Everyday) MoreGLORY!\u201d Watson said on a post that featured some older footage of him working out.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Deshaun Watson May Not Start for Browns<\/h2>\n<p>While Watson is back on the practice field, he\u2019s unlikely to start a game this season with the Browns. Cleveland is focused on evaluating their rookie passers \u2014 Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders \u2014 before next year\u2019s draft. The Browns have two first-round picks and could target their future franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s uncertain where Watson fits into Cleveland\u2019s plans moving forward. He\u2019s under contract through the 2026 season. Right now, the Browns are just focused on Watson getting back in the flow of practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, really not my focus. Not his focus, right this minute,\u201d Stefanski said. \u201cHis focus is putting a helmet on again for the first time, shoulder pads, throwing a football. That\u2019s where the focus is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanders will draw the start on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans and is expected to start the rest of the way.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns Called Deshaun Watson Trade \u2018Swing and Miss\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Watson arrived in Cleveland in 2022 via a blockbuster trade. It hasn\u2019t gone well for the former Pro Bowler. He started the first seven games of the 2024 season, passing for 1,148 yards and five touchdowns, while adding 148 rushing yards with a score. The Browns went 1-6 in those starts.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the former Pro Bowler has a 9-10 record as the starter in Cleveland, passing for 3,365 yards, 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. But Watson, 30, is still determined that he can be a viable starting option in the NFL \u2014 whether in Cleveland or elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is doubting me. Everyone don\u2019t believe in me,\u201d Watson said in an offseason video. \u201cEveryone don\u2019t think I can get back to where I was. But I know, and I believe the work that I put in, that I believe in myself\u2026 I know, I\u2019m gonna be way better than before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That said, there\u2019s little confidence outside of Watson\u2019s camp that his best days are in front of him. Before the Achilles injury, Watson had shoulder surgery. He\u2019s played just 19 games since 2020, and the results have been subpar when he has been on the field.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deshaun Watson delivered his first message since returning to practice with the Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Browns QB Deshaun Watson Breaks Silence After Return - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38988\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Browns QB Deshaun Watson Breaks Silence After Return - 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