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Deshaun Watson

#4 QB / Cleveland Browns / EXP: 10YRS Height: 6-3 Weight: 223 lb Age: 30 College: Clemson Bye 11
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    Browns' Deshaun Watson: Will start early preseason game

    Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders are each expected to start one of Cleveland's first two preseason contests, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.Watson and Sanders are vying for the Cleveland Browns' No. 1 QB role for the upcoming season, and the pair has been rotating first-team reps so far in camp. With neither signal-caller having separated himself in the competition to this point, how each performs during preseason contests will likely be the determining factor in who gets the Week 1 start. In fact, head coach Todd Monken is planning to start the leader of the competition in the team's third preseason game, per Wolfe, so fantasy managers may know at that point which quarterback is the more desirable option, though neither Watson nor Sanders is looking like a particularly appealing asset in leagues that deploy one starting QB.

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    Browns' Deshaun Watson: Rotation continues as pads come on

    Deshaun Watson will continue to rotate first-team reps with Shedeur Sanders as the Cleveland Browns begin practicing in pads, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.Watson is getting the first-team reps Friday, which lines Sanders up to work with the starters Monday in what Oyefusi reports will be Cleveland's first practice in pads. Cleveland's quarterback competition is unlikely to be decided until much closer to the regular season.

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    Browns' Deshaun Watson: Handles first-team reps Wednesday

    Deshaun Watson took all the first-team QB reps during Wednesday's practice, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN reports.Prior to the session, coach Todd Monken said the Cleveland Browns will continue to split first-team signal caller reps between Watson -- who Oyefusi indicated struggled at times Wednesday -- and Shedeur Sanders in practice, with Mary Kay Cabot noting that Sanders will likely take reps with the first team Thursday. For now, Monken has declined to disclose a timetable for naming Cleveland's Week 1 starter, so this is a job battle that could linger well into the preseason.

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    Browns' Deshaun Watson: Will continue to split reps

    Coach Todd Monken confirmed Wednesday that Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders will continue to share first-team reps at the start of training camp, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.Meanwhile, Monken noted that at this stage he doesn't have a definite timeline for a decision on the team's starting QB for Week 1, while adding that the team plans to play its starters in the preseason. In any case, this is a job competition to monitor in the coming days and weeks, with added context on how the reps are divided between Watson and Sanders -- likely in some form of a rotation -- set to arrive once the Cleveland Browns take the practice field again.

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    Browns' Deshaun Watson: QB battle to heat up in camp

    Deshaun Watson's quarterback competition with Shedeur Sanders is expected to last throughout training camp and the preseason, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.Head coach Todd Monken hasn't shed much light on the state of Cleveland's QB battle, besides confirming that a starter will be named prior to Week 1. Watson and Sanders split first-team reps in spring practices, and that will likely remain the case throughout training camp, with both QBs expected to feature prominently in preseason play. The 30-year-old Watson has just one regular-season win since the start of the 2024 campaign.

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    Browns' Deshaun Watson: Starting QB decision not imminent

    Coach Todd Monken acknowledged Tuesday that he's unlikely to name either Deshaun Watson or Shedeur Sanders as his starting quarterback by the conclusion of minicamp, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.Monken had hoped to have a better idea of the pecking order by then, but it looks like the competition will carry over into training camp. With that in mind, the new head coach said that Watson and Sanders have "both played well enough to earn out the right to compete to start." While Sanders took all the Cleveland Browns' first-team QB reps during Tuesday's practice, Watson will take them Wednesday, and on Thursday the two will split those reps.

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    Browns' Deshaun Watson: First QB through drills

    Deshaun Watson was the first QB through the rotation at Wednesday's practice, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.Watson took the first snap in individual drills and 7-on-7s, but Shedeur Sanders then went first in 11-on-11s, per Zac Jackson of The Athletic. The two split first-team snaps for the rest of the session, with Watson then taking over at the end for a hurry-up simulation. For individual drills, Sanders was second through the rotation, with Dillon Gabriel going third and Taylen Green predictably last. It's more or less what was expected, given that Watson has 72 NFL starts to his name and is competing with a trio of mid-round picks from the past two drafts. What's less clear is if the initial position means anything beyond deference to age/experience. Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken seems to take Sanders seriously as a candidate for the starting job, and it wouldn't be surprising to see Gabriel (or even Green) take some first-team reps as well.

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    Browns' Deshaun Watson: Monken says no leader in QB battle

    Head coach Todd Monken said Friday that a leader has yet to emerge in the quarterback competition between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.Watson and Sanders rotated first-team opportunities during Cleveland's three-day voluntary minicamp, with Watson usually first in line for drills but Sanders taking more total reps. Monken has maintained that he would like to name a starting quarterback before the Cleveland Browns open training camp in late July, but the coach said that it's too early in the process to make that decision at this point.

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    Browns' Deshaun Watson: May have inside track for QB1

    Deshaun Watson reportedly emerged from last week's voluntary minicamp with an edge over Shedeur Sanders in the Cleveland Browns' quarterback competition, according to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.The report notes that coach Todd Monken hopes to identify the team's starter by the end of Browns minicamp June 9-11, with Watson and Sanders viewed as the top two contenders for the role, while Dillon Gabriel and 2026 sixth-rounder Taylen Green are also in the mix to a lesser degree. Per Cabot, at this stage Watson --- who didn't see game action in 2025 due to an Achilles' injury -- appears to have the inside track to the assignment, but Sanders still has time to close the gap before Monken makes the call. In any case, the signal caller that ultimately gets the nod will be in line to helm a Cleveland passing offense that returns WRs Jerry Jeudy and Cedric Tillman, as well as TE Harold Fannin, and is also set to welcome a pair of talented rookie wideouts in KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston.

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    Browns' Deshaun Watson: Firmly in mix for starting gig

    Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said Monday at the NFL owners' meetings that Deshaun Watson (Achilles) has a "great chance" to compete for the team's No. 1 quarterback job this season, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.Haslam called this offseason a "fresh start" for Watson, who last saw NFL action October 2024 before suffering a torn Achilles tendon. The 30-year-old re-ruptured the same tendon in January 2025 and missed all of last season. Watson is heading into the final year of the five-year, $230 million deal he inked in 2022, and in early March he agreed to restructure his contract to clear roughly $35 million in cap space. Barring any additions to the QB room, Watson's main competition will be Shedeur Sanders, with Dillon Gabriel also on the depth chart. Watson is presumably now healthy, as the Browns opened his 21-day practice window in December and allowed him to practice in a limited capacity. Per Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN, Haslam said Watson will be present for the start of voluntary workouts April 7.

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