Browns GM noncommittal on Deshaun Watson's future: 'It's always possible'

Since trading for Deshaun Watson and giving him a lucrative declaration extension, the Cleveland Browns person been steadfast successful their committedness to Watson arsenic the franchise quarterback. 

However, arsenic Watson deals with a torn Achilles and much off-the-field controversy, Browns GM Andrew Berry’s remarks astir Watson’s aboriginal successful Cleveland person noticeably changed.

Berry spoke with reporters Wednesday aft the NFL commercialized deadline and aft helium dealt Pro Bowl antiaircraft extremity Za’Darius Smith to the Detroit Lions. 

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Cleveland Browns caput manager Kevin Stefanski, right, talks with backmost Deshaun Watson during the 2nd fractional of a crippled against the Washington Commanders successful Landover, Md., Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.  (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

In the interview, Berry was noncommittal connected Watson’s aboriginal for the archetypal clip since helium was fixed what, astatine the time, was a grounds five-year, $230 cardinal extension. 

"It’s ever possible," Berry replied astir Watson playing for the Browns again. 

"Really, our absorption with Deshaun, I would accidental for immoderate subordinate with a season-ending wounded and a large injury, is archetypal and foremost to marque definite that helium gets healthy. Everything else, we’ll woody with astatine a aboriginal moment."

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That’s not the astir assured reply astir a player, but Watson didn’t truly springiness the Browns a crushed to beryllium assured astir him starring the discourtesy moving forward. 

Before suffering a season-ending wounded successful Week 7, Watson was arguably the worst backmost successful the NFL. The Browns’ discourtesy could ne'er find a rhythm. 

Cleveland Browns backmost Deshaun Watson (4) is carted disconnected the tract aft being injured successful the archetypal fractional of a crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, successful Cleveland.  (AP Photo/David Richard)

Watson went 1-6 this twelvemonth arsenic the team’s starter, throwing for 1,148 yards with 5 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. He besides is the astir sacked backmost successful the NFL this play with 33. Of course, that’s not wholly connected him. The violative enactment has struggled too. 

Things were promising for Watson successful 2023 erstwhile helium went 5-1. But helium dealt with injuries passim the play to the constituent Joe Flacco took implicit and led Cleveland to a playoff berth. 

According to ESPN, Watson, who has started conscionable 19 games implicit the past 3 seasons, has a 33.8 full QBR since his Browns debut. That is the 2nd worst ranking among qualifying quarterbacks. 

Watson is owed $46 cardinal each of the adjacent 2 seasons arsenic portion of his afloat guaranteed woody earlier helium is simply a escaped cause again successful 2027, leaving the Browns successful backmost hell.

Berry blamed the full squad for its struggles successful 2024. 

Cleveland Browns backmost Deshaun Watson walks disconnected the tract aft a crippled against the Dallas Cowboys astatine Huntington Bank Field. (Ken Blaze/Imagn Images)

"When you don’t play good connected offense, evidently your starting backmost and your play-caller volition get the astir criticism," helium said. 

"[But] it comes down to enactment and synchronization. There’s conscionable a batch of shared ownership crossed the antithetic presumption groups successful presumption of wherefore we didn’t perform."

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Could Berry beryllium sensing what fans already consciousness is the extremity of the Watson epoch successful Cleveland? 

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