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Cleveland Browns\u00a0quarterback Deshaun Watson issued a brief but potentially telling message as speculation about his return to the field continues to build.<\/p>\n
Watson has been\u00a0sidelined for more than a year\u00a0after tearing his Achilles last October. He suffered a setback in January that required a second surgery, and the Browns later announced he\u2019d\u00a0miss a significant portion of the current season. Cleveland has provided little detail on Watson\u2019s potential timeline for a return.<\/p>\n
The former Pro Bowl quarterback has been\u00a0steadily ramping up his rehab\u00a0and is expected to return within the next few weeks. While Cleveland won\u2019t\u00a0clear him to practice this week, that milestone is reportedly approaching. Amid the growing buzz surrounding his comeback, Watson ended his social media silence with a pointed post.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ8DBewkUrj\/<\/p>\n
\u201cBe READY,\u201d\u00a0Watson wrote, including his \u201cMoreGLORY\u201d tag and a series of photos documenting his recovery journey.<\/p>\n
He also posted the photos to his Instagram stories with the caption, \u201cHad to walk a lot of miles to get here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHad to walk a lot of miles to get here,\u201d \u2013 Browns QB Deshaun Watson gives an update on his rehab.<\/p>\n
Do you think Watson will play for the Browns this season?<\/p>\n
Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski was asked about Watson potentially being cleared to practice this week. The two-time coach of the year was\u00a0unsure about the team\u2019s plans\u00a0for its\u00a0$230 million quarterback.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing,\u201d\u00a0Stefanski said.<\/p>\n
Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot recently provided more context on the situation and when Watson could be back in the mix.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeshaun Watson continues to make excellent progress in his comeback from a re-ruptured Achilles, but the Browns aren\u2019t opening his 21-day practice window this week,\u201d\u00a0Cabot said, citing a league source. \u201cThe Browns will wait at least until least Week 12 against the\u00a0Raiders\u00a0to designate Watson for return from reserve\/Physically Unable to Perform. They expect to have more clarity on his timeframe over the next couple of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Watson is medically cleared, the Browns can open his 21-day practice window. The team can activate him to the 53-man roster at any time during that span. If not, he\u2019ll remain on reserve\/physically unable to perform list for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n
Dillon Gabriel has started the past five games for the Browns, going 1-4 in those contests. He\u2019s done little to show he can be a long-term option, passing for just 869 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions this season.<\/p>\n
High-profile fifth-round pick Shedeur Sanders is the backup to Gabriel. It\u2019s assumed that Sanders would be the next option if the team wants to make a change. But\u00a0Watson\u2019s return could potentially complicate that.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy guess is they\u2019d like to see both of them,\u201d\u00a0NFL insider Albert Breer of the MMQB said\u00a0on Tuesday. \u201cBut I think we have to remember that Shedeur is a fifth-round pick. The investment the organization has in those two guys is on different planets. One guy is under contract for the next three years, after this year, at a very low number. The other guy you have under contract for one more year, and you\u2019re guaranteeing him $46 million. It\u2019s not even close to the same thing, regardless of how famous the fifth-round pick may be.\u201d<\/p>\n
That said, the Browns have made it clear that Watson is not part of their long-term plans. Owner Jimmy Haslam recently described the\u00a0blockbuster 2022 trade for Watson as a \u201cswing and miss.\u201d Haslam has also expressed that he wants to see both Gabriel and Sanders play this season, especially with two first-round picks in next year\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0are off to a 2-7 start, and fans have called for head coach Kevin Stefanski to be fired.<\/p>\n
However, it is unlikely that Stefanski\u00a0will be fired this season. Meanwhile, Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot revealed that he is likely to return in 2026. General manager Andrew Berry is also expected back, according to Cabot.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe truth is, we have no idea what they are actually really thinking,\u201d Cabot\u00a0said on 92.3 The Fan. \u201cI know going into it, Jimmy Haslam has indicated, I believe at the owner\u2019s meetings, that he wasn\u2019t holding Kevin and Andrew\u2019s feet to the fire because this was the year they were trying to figure out what they had in one of these rookie quarterbacks. Or, at least at that point, they knew it was going to be one rookie quarterback.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think there was this sense of \u2018win or else\u2019 this season. It was about fact-finding and figuring out what they had and helping them inform what to do in the 2026 draft. I just don\u2019t think this was a year where the expectations were super, crazy high. But, still, you have to see certain things from your football team. \u2026 I do think that Jimmy believes in continuity and alignment in his organization. And, he knows that this is a challenging year with all of the rookies. In a perfect world, he\u2019s going to want to try to maintain that continuity. And, see if they can\u2019t get this thing on the right track with a new quarterback they will probably draft in 2026.<\/p>\n
Cabot believes Haslam still has confidence in Berry and Stefanski, and both could very well return next season with a new quarterback.<\/p>\n
Cleveland has struggled this season as the Browns are off to a 2-7 start and coming off a disappointing 27-20 road loss to the\u00a0New York Jets.<\/p>\n
Following the loss, Stefanski made it clear that the goal and focus are on turning it around and finding ways to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously frustrated, disappointed on that result yesterday,\u201d Stefanski\u00a0said\u00a0on Monday. \u201cAnd we\u2019re spending time right now watching it with the players and trying to learn from that. You know, hard to win on the road, and certainly hard when you do some of the things we did in that ball game. But we\u2019re committed to this thing, and we\u2019ll just find ways to get better in all areas and we\u2019ll go from there. Big division game at our place this week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stefanski believes the Browns have to be better in all three phases of the game. Despite that being an issue all season, he has full confidence in his group.<\/p>\n
The Browns will host the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0on Sunday in a game Cleveland\u00a0is a 7.5-point underdog.<\/p>\n
Although Stefanski hasn\u2019t been fired, and there are no signs he will be, his name has come up for other jobs.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0New York Giants\u00a0fired Brian Daboll on Monday after a loss to the\u00a0Chicago Bears. Following Daboll\u2019s firing, NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky\u00a0links\u00a0Stefanski to the Giants.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe No. 1 name that I would pay attention to if I were the\u00a0Giants\u00a0is what happens in Cleveland with Kevin Stefanski,\u201d Orlovsky\u00a0said\u00a0on Monday on NFL Live. \u201cIf I could hand-pick a guy, it would be Stefanski. He\u2019s an outstanding coach, two-time Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand people in Cleveland are like, \u2018This guy can\u2019t coach\u2019. But there\u2019s a lot of empirical data that would say otherwise. \u2026 I would pay attention to see what\u2019s going on in Cleveland.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stefanski has been the Browns\u2019 head coach since 2020 and has led them to the playoffs twice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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