Browns have not discussed benching Deshaun Watson despite struggles, confident QB regains old form, per report

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The start of the 2024 season went about as badly as it possibly could for Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns. The club suffered a 33-17 beatdown at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys at home in a game where the veteran quarterback struggled mightily. Watson finished his day with just 169 yards passing on 45 attempts to go along with one passing touchdown and two interceptions. 

That play has led to outside discussion regarding Watson possibly being benched at some point soon. However, those same conversations are apparently not going on internally. The Athletic reports there has been no discussion within the Browns organization of benching Watson in favor of backups Jameis Winston or Dorian Thompson-Robinson. In fact, there is reportedly strong belief in the building that Watson can rediscover the on-field ability he displayed earlier in his career with the Houston Texans. 

Watson completed just 53% of…


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Author : Tyler Sullivan

Publish date : 2024-09-14 16:10:40

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