Deshaun Watson's dreadful season comes to an end as Browns QB suffers ruptured Achilles

Cleveland Browns backmost Deshaun Watson has suffered a season-ending Achilles rupture, it was confirmed Monday morning. 

The under-fire NFL prima went down connected the turf with conscionable implicit 1 infinitesimal remaining successful the 2nd 4th of the Browns' 21-14 decision to the Cincinnati Bengals with a non-contact injury. 

The awesome caller underwent an MRI scan Monday, that revealed that Watson had ruptured his Achilles, according to Adam Schefter. 

The wounded - which is the aforesaid arsenic the 1 Aaron Rodgers suffered during his New York Jets debut past play - volition sideline Watson for the remainder of the season. 

Shocking replays from Sunday's crippled had appeared to amusement the awesome caller's close calf musculus pop, sparking fears of an Achilles tear, Browns caput manager Kevin Stefanski revealed aft the matchup.

Watson was visibly affectional arsenic helium was carted disconnected the tract Sunday, appearing connected the verge of tears arsenic helium attempted to screen his look with a towel connected the backmost of the cart. 

Monday's scan confirmed the suspicions bring the curtain down connected a miserable 2024 play for the quarterback. 

The wounded comes arsenic yet different stroke for Watson, who has struggled amid a miserable 1-5 commencement to the play for the Browns.

Watson, who is successful his 4th twelvemonth with the Browns aft signing a afloat guaranteed $240 cardinal contract, had to endure merciless booing from his ain fanbase during his crippled introduction.

The audible heckling came 1 week aft Watson managed to implicit conscionable 16 of his 23 walk attempts for 168 yards, nary touchdowns, and nary interceptions successful a 20-17 nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Watson's dire performances - which person included a defiant walk-off during Week 5's nonaccomplishment to the Washington Commanders - sparked calls for the awesome caller to beryllium exiled to the bench.

However, Browns caput manager Kevin Stefanski insisted that helium was sticking with Watson arsenic his starting backmost implicit Jameis Winston.

But connected Sunday, the manager was near with nary different enactment than to edifice to Dorian Thompson-Robinson, the team's 3rd drawstring quarterback, pursuing Watson's exit aft Winston had been listed arsenic inactive earlier successful the day.

Watson was traded to the Browns for six draught picks, including 3 archetypal rounders, successful 2022 - contempt being sued by much than 2 twelve pistillate massage therapists for intersexual harassment and intersexual battle the twelvemonth before.

Browns' owner, Jimmy Haslam, went connected to manus Watson the blockbuster declaration successful 2022. 

Watson has been embroiled successful assorted tribunal cases implicit the past 3 seasons, antecedently reaching confidential settlements with 20 women implicit intersexual misconduct lawsuits that saw him suspended for 11 NFL games during the 2022 season.

Last month, it was revealed that helium is being sued for much than $1million by a caller woman, who has accused him of sexually assaulting her successful Texas 4 years ago. Watson 'strongly denies' the allegations.

Meanwhile, connected the field, bizarre scenes played retired during Week 5 erstwhile Watson defiantly walked disconnected mid-game.

Stefanski was near successful disbelief astatine his ain backmost , erstwhile Watson near the huddle and made his mode to the sidelines during the 3rd quarter.

Down 21 connected 4th-and-goal, the caput manager made the telephone to support the discourtesy connected the tract successful a hopeless effort for Cleveland to claw its mode backmost into the contest.

Moments later, however, Watson was disconnected the tract and the Browns had resorted to kicking a tract goal.

Watson had appeared to defy his coach, who removed his headset successful vexation earlier covering his rima and speaking to his quarterback.

Many NFL fans connected societal media accused the 29-year-old of efficaciously quitting connected his team.

Later, Stefanski explained that it was a blunder by the Browns that led to Watson leaving the field.

'We had the incorrect magnitude of radical successful the huddle, and past astatine that point, we were conscionable going to footwear the tract goal,' helium said.