Deshaun Watson

Wednesday was training camp business as usual for the Browns, except for the elephant in the room of Watson's potential suspension.

His length and long arms will eventually allow the Browns to use him on some of the bigger receivers (and potentially even tight ends) on their schedule. It does not mean that you divide the reps exactly evenly among four different guys, but we have to get all of them ready, and we have a plan to use all of them at different times.” Bell first suffered the injury in minicamp, and though the Browns see him as more advanced than most rookies, he’ll soon be missing valuable reps. A very fluid (and hurried) cornerback depth chart would start with Ward and Newsome as the unquestioned top two. Ward has missed some time in each of his previous four seasons but has avoided major injury, and even before signing his new contract in April and suffering this foot injury in June, there was never much reason to give Ward a ton of work in July or August. He sat out a good portion of training camp last year, and even if he’s activated from the PUP list soon, that’s likely to be the plan again. Expect to see both A.J. Green and Greedy Williams playing with the starters early in camp. In the spring, Watson got all of the starter’s reps and a lot of the second-team reps, too. Brissett got almost all of the remaining reps in the six spring practices open to reporters. The Browns didn’t practice with helmets or shoulder pads as storms Wednesday forced practice inside and further shortened what was already slated to be a brief first-team workout. Camp was always going to start with shortened practices and basic installation periods, so more details of Stefanski’s quarterback plan — and any potential detour options — will likely remain under wraps until there’s a ruling of some sort. But the NFL universe is still awaiting a ruling on a potential Watson suspension from independent arbiter and former federal judge Sue L. Robinson four weeks after Watson’s disciplinary hearing. Last week, the Browns added Josh Rosen to their quarterback room.

Myles Garrett said Wednesday that the uncertainty surrounding Deshaun Watson will not hang over the Browns during training camp.

So it's not going to change whether he's not on the field or he is on the field." "No matter what happens, the defense is going to do what they do," Garrett said. One of the 25 lawsuits was dropped after the judge ruled the petition had to be amended to include the plaintiff's name.

It was a different, more normal, feel to the opening of Browns training camp despite the looming potential suspension of star QB DeShaun Watson.

"When he gets in this building, he's worried about football and football only, so we're going to worry about football and football only. He’s going to be in the weight room and he’s going to be interacting with us. Brissett, who was signed in April after a year in Miami, remains the guy to take over during any Watson absence. "Josh can get out there and do the same thing. Even during that time, Watson took virtually all of the first-team reps in the offseason. It doesn't mean you divide the reps evenly among four different guys, but we have to get four of them ready. You get into the fourth quarter or third quarter of a game, and that's our job to adjust. Compared to two seasons spent under the cloud of a global pandemic, it's easy to see why it felt normal to Chubb to be back in the facility for the first full-squad practice. He will be on the field with us this season training and working out. We were able to do all the things we wanted to do." That all changed once the March trade to acquire quarterback Deshaun Watson was executed. "Things are definitely back to normal now," the All-Pro running back said Wednesday. "No more COVID tests, no more wearing a mask.

The Browns plan to feature Deshaun Watson and backup Jacoby Brissett in training camp while they wait for suspension news.

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It was a different, more normal, feel to the opening of Cleveland Browns training camp despite the looming potential suspension of DeShaun Watson.

"When he gets in this building, he's worried about football and football only, so we're going to worry about football and football only. Brissett, who was signed in April after a year in Miami, remains the guy to take over during any Watson absence. He’s going to be in the weight room and he’s going to be interacting with us. It doesn't mean you divide the reps evenly among four different guys, but we have to get four of them ready. Even during that time, Watson took virtually all of the first-team reps in the offseason. We have to get all those guys ready to play. You get into the fourth quarter or third quarter of a game, and that's our job to adjust. Compared to two seasons spent under the cloud of a global pandemic, it's easy to see why it felt normal to Chubb to be back in the facility for the first full-squad practice. He will be on the field with us this season training and working out. We were able to do all the things we wanted to do." That all changed once the March trade to acquire quarterback Deshaun Watson was executed. "Things are definitely back to normal now," the All-Pro running back said Wednesday. "No more COVID tests, no more wearing a mask.

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Obviously, we hope D-Wat’s there Week 1, but if he’s not, we’ve got guys that are going to be able to step in and play right away.” He’s going to be with us for all intents and purposes.” He will be on the field with us this season training and working out. “I feel like when we get in the building, he doesn’t carry himself like that anyway," Newsome said. "We’ll let legal stuff pan out the way it’s supposed to pan out. The truth is we have to get all of those guys ready to play.” “We move as if he will be or won’t be (on the field),” Garrett said ahead of practice. I mean he’s on the field with us right now. "Our defense is going to do what we do. That’s kind of our mentality,” he said. “If you saw in spring, we rotated Deshaun and Jacoby as well, so that really doesn’t change. Stefanski reiterated that veteran backup Jacoby Brissett will be Cleveland's starting QB if Watson is suspended.

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Then just being around him and being in the meeting rooms with him, his ability to lead and his ability to understand defenses, I’ve been very impressed.” Really, they both got a ton of reps in the spring. He’s going to be in the weight room and he’s going to be interacting with us.” “For us as coaches, you try to build a scheme – offense, defense and special teams – around the players who are available to you, build the offense around your strengths and minimize your weaknesses,” he said. “Jacoby is our backup quarterback,” he said. “When it comes to Jacoby, there are certain things he does really, really well and you try to maximize that. That plan involves the notion that Watson will be on the field at some point this season, trying to carry out the mission of getting the Browns to the Super Bowl. He’ll be on the field with us this season training and working out. Stefanski, of course, has no choice but to exude confidence and instill it in his players. Stefanski’s unflappable nature was one of his biggest selling points in the hiring process, and it’s serving him well with controversy engulfing the team. “For us, we just think about what’s in front of us for that day. We’re going to deal with July 27, and then we get to tomorrow, we’ll deal with tomorrow.

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Garrett and Newsome are not purposely trying to lessen the burden on the Browns quarterbacks. The Browns needed an upgrade at quarterback and gambled their future — in the form of an unprecedented guaranteed contract and three first-round draft picks — to the Houston Texans for Watson despite the then-22 civil lawsuits he faced. During an 8-9 season in 2021, the Browns did not handle high expectations well, but a large part of their failure was due to the left shoulder injury suffered in Week 2 by Mayfield, traded to the Carolina Panthers on July 6. But at the end of the day, the paper doesn't mean anything. If he misses more than eight games, the playoffs are in jeopardy. “Part of that is to do with what I expect out of myself and our group as a defense. "That is the important part of this. Last season, Garrett finished third in the league with a career-high 16 sacks and Clowney contributed nine as the team recorded 43, fifth-most in franchise history. “At least on paper right now, we're one of the most talented groups. I feel like that last year and I feel like that this year. The three-time Pro Bowl defensive end knows what the NFL world is saying about the Browns as they await word on Deshaun Watson's fate. They had 13 picks in 2021, one returned for a TD, that a 99-yarder by Ward at Cincinnati. Garrett also scored on a fumble return at Baltimore.

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“I feel like that last year and I feel like that this year,” he said. “Part of that is to do with what I expect out of myself and our group as a defense. Cleveland brought back defensive end Jadeveon Clowney in free agency and gave cornerback Denzel Ward a lucrative contract extension to help solidify the unit during the offseason.

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The state was seeking to enforce the publication to share the donors of the political ads placed in the conservative publication, which prompted Delaware Strong Families to sue the state to block the enforcement. Robinson prohibited the state from enforcing the law, according to Delaware Online, citing the Supreme Court case and writing that it was broadly worded and could include "virtually every communication made during the [time period before an election], no matter how indirect and unrelated it is to the electoral process." On Oct. 1, 1991, after Jane R. Roth vacated her seat the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, President George H.W. Bush nominated Robinson to fill the seat. She went into private practice from 1978-83 in Wilmington, Delaware, before she became assistant U.S. attorney in the District of Delaware from 1983-88. While on the court, Robinson made some decisions in major cases that have proven controversial. While two grand juries declined to indict Watson on criminal charges, the NFL conducted an investigation into the accusations and presented its findings to a former federal court judge in disciplinary hearings.

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The Vikings traded for Sam Bradford, and the offensive staff had to turn the scheme on a dime to work for a different quarterback days before the opener. You just gotta play the best that you can, adjust to your teammates and build the chemistry enough to be able to work with the teammates that are around you when they’re available and you’re available.” “I’ve been very impressed with Deshuan in the building, from the moment he walked in here in April,” Stefanski said. Really, I can only deal with the information that I have.” “I was there with Teddy, then going to Sam. With quarterbacks, it’s very obvious you’re trying to put those guys in position to succeed; you’re trying to do what they’re comfortable with at all times,” Stefanski said. Two, and just as important, the Browns believe they have the locker room, and roster, to make everything that was in front of them on Wednesday (players were asked about Watson’s possible suspension and the uncertainty ahead) manageable. “You have to play according to you,” star pass rusher Myles Garrett said in a quiet moment on Wednesday. “You don’t know who’s going to be out there at any given time. That’s something you have to work at, getting to know your teammates on a personal level, and I think he’s done a really good job.” No matter how much homework the Browns did, bringing Watson in gave everyone a lot to reckon with. Still, the Browns gave up three first-round picks for him and then gave him a fully guaranteed 5-year, $230 million contract while throwing their own former first-round quarterback overboard. Watson and the Browns are still awaiting a ruling on NFL discipline. And a Browns brass that’s gone 19–14 over its first two years—while modest by some standards, it happens to be the best two-year stretch for the franchise since the 1980s—knows that.

Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns are still waiting on a decision from the NFL regarding a potential suspension for the star quarterback.

So there's a lot of meeting, there's a lot of install, there's a lot of workout and walk through, and practice and he's really thrown himself into that. Watson settled 20 of the 24 civil lawsuits against him earlier this month. Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns are still waiting on a decision from the NFL regarding a potential suspension for the star quarterback.

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It might take another quarterback willing to embrace franchise tags like Cousins did and hit the open market for there to be another fully guaranteed veteran contract if that door shuts again. The Chargers established records for total guarantees and money fully guaranteed at signing with non-quarterbacks in edge rusher Joey Bosa's 2020 extension. A refusal to include traditional guarantees in any new contract should be a deal-breaker for Burrow at this point. A fully guaranteed contract never seemed like a realistic possibility for Murray because the Cardinals aren't considered a cash-rich team. The only true guaranteed money is in a signing bonus. It took four years for there to be another fully guaranteed veteran contract of a greater magnitude than Cousins' deal. Burrow and Herbert will be eligible to sign extensions once the 2022 regular season ends next January. He has the type of guaranteed money typically in lucrative NBA contracts. He signed a four-year, $134 million extension with the Packers worth a maximum of $138 million through salary escalators and incentives. Mark Rodgers, Wilson agent, hasn't been afraid to think outside of the box. Kirk Cousins broke new ground by signing the NFL's first lucrative fully guaranteed veteran contract as an unrestricted free agent in 2018. Matt Ryan became the NFL's first $30 million-per-year player a couple of months later.

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