{"id":39168,"date":"2025-12-07T14:20:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=39168"},"modified":"2025-12-07T14:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:20:53","slug":"browns-make-deshaun-watson-update-amid-shedeur-sanders-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=39168","title":{"rendered":"Browns Make Deshaun Watson Update Amid Shedeur Sanders Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_1080,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjEwMDA2NTczODAyNTk1NzA2\/usatsi_24482561.jpg?arena_f_auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0are one of the few teams in the\u00a0NFL\u00a0who are synonymous with quarterback purgatory.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">They have fielded 42 different starters since they returned to the league in 1999, with only one of their draft picks at the position being a success.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Cleveland selected\u00a0Baker Mayfield\u00a0with the No. 1 overall pick back in 2018, and while he was mostly productive, the team decided to trade him after an injury-riddled 2021 season.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">He bounced around on a few different teams, but now the Browns are kicking themselves as Mayfield has found a home with the\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjY6MDAwMDAwMDAwODUzNTc1\/nfl-tampa-bay-buccaneers-at-buffalo-bills-853575.jpg?arena_f_auto\" alt=\"baker mayfield\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Sensing that they needed a franchise quarterback expeditiously, the Browns decided to send a historic haul to the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0to acquire quarterback\u00a0Deshaun Watson\u00a0in 2022.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Suffice to say, he regressed tremendously and it is now regarded as one of the worst trades in league history.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Watson suffered his second season-ending injury with the Browns last year after he tore his Achilles early in the season.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Now, he is finally nearing full health, which prompted Cleveland to open his 21-day practice window, giving him the opportunity to return this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Browns have opened the 21-day practice window for QB Deshaun Watson. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YOEzQcAYWY\">pic.twitter.com\/YOEzQcAYWY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNCleveland\/status\/1996245412345184487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter reported that\u00a0Watson will be back with the team next year, which could cause further confusion on the situation surrounding rookie quarterback\u00a0Shedeur Sanders.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-browns-retaining-watson-impacts-sanders\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Browns Retaining Watson Impacts Sanders<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjY6MDAwMDAwMDAwODcwNjgw\/nfl-san-francisco-49ers-at-cleveland-browns-870680.jpg?arena_f_auto\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) runs on the field before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Huntington Bank Field.\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The high-profile passer was selected by the Browns in the fifth round of this year\u2019s draft after being projected to go in the first round.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Sanders began the year as the emergency quarterback and has managed to work his way up to being the starter.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The team traded\u00a0Joe Flacco\u00a0to the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0and moved away from fellow rookie\u00a0Dillon Gabriel\u00a0after he suffered a concussion a few weeks ago, clearing the way for Sanders to step in.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">He\u2019s shown some flashes during his two starts, certainly more than Gabriel, so this move to activate Watson is an interesting one.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">His time in Cleveland has been a disaster and the owner has publicly acknowledged that the trade was a mistake, so why reopen an old wound?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Browns owner Jimmy Haslam on the team\u2019s trade for Deshaun Watson: \u201cWe took a big swing and miss with Deshaun. We thought we had the quarterback, we didn&#39;t and we gave up a lot of draft picks to get him. So we&#39;ve got to dig ourselves out of that hole. \u2026 (the trade) was an entire\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Oyefusi (@DanielOyefusi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielOyefusi\/status\/1906754327819026707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">In a move that seems likely to muddy waters even further, Schefter also said that the Browns aren\u2019t ruling out a return to the field for Gabriel.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">It has been more than a quarter-century since Cleveland has had a franchise quarterback \u2014 and this certainly isn\u2019t the way to break that trend.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Sanders has looked impressive at times during his first few games, so it makes little sense to revert to options that have proven to be faulty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_cardGrid__qJwyp custom-block card-grid grid-content-card styles_cardGridContentCard__QcfPl\">\n<div class=\"styles_cardGridContainer__c2qPm card-grid__container visible\">\n<div class=\"styles_cardGridItem__Ko5Ao\">\n<div class=\"styles_card__RdXPU card card--list-media-right content-card styles_list__sOQyj styles_mediaRight__QLJKU\" data-testid=\"article-card\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39168","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 - 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