{"id":11621,"date":"2024-10-20T23:03:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T23:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11621"},"modified":"2024-10-20T23:03:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T23:03:43","slug":"nfl-rumors-browns-deshaun-watson-likely-out-for-season-with-torn-achilles-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11621","title":{"rendered":"NFL Rumors: Browns&#8217; Deshaun Watson Likely Out for Season with Torn Achilles Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">An already poor season for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson took a turn for the worse during Sunday&#8217;s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Watson suffered an injury in the second quarter of the AFC North showdown and was carted off the field following the setback. NFL Network&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1848074717279686723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Rapoport<\/a>\u00a0reported the starter &#8220;is feared to have suffered a torn Achilles injury&#8221; that would end his season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">After the game, head coach Kevin Stefanski admitted Watson&#8217;s season could be over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Let&#8217;s get the tests first, but that&#8217;s what it looks like,&#8221; the coach\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AkronJackson\/status\/1848102909931614424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<div class=\"atom twitterEmbed\">\n<div class=\"twitterEmbed__container\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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Cleveland fans have grown incredibly frustrated and even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/2024\/10\/deshaun-watson-boo-intro-browns-fans-video-reaction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loudly booed<\/a>\u00a0him when his name was called in pregame introductions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Making the situation even more problematic is his five-year, $230 million\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/21753\/deshaun-watson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contract<\/a>, which is fully guaranteed and runs through the 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">The contract was met with criticism even when it was handed out because of his behavior off the field.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Watson was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/browns-qb-deshaun-watson-settles-latest-civil-lawsuit-brought-by-woman-alleging-sexual-assault#:~:text=alleging%20sexual%20assault-,Browns%20QB%20Deshaun%20Watson%20settles%20latest%20civil,by%20woman%20alleging%20sexual%20assault&amp;text=CLEVELAND%20%2D%2D%20Cleveland%20Browns%20quarterback,claiming%20sexual%20assault%20and%20battery.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspended<\/a>\u00a011 games in the 2022 season, fined $5 million and ordered to undergo a mandatory evaluation for violating the NFL&#8217;s personal-conduct policy. 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