Deshaun Watson

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Browns QB Deshaun Watson is “feared to have suffered a torn Achilles injury.”

Watson was carted off after suffering a non-contact right leg injury in the second quarter of the Browns’ Week 7 game against the Bengals. The injury had the characteristics of an Achilles injury and Watson was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the game. The Athletic’s Jeff Howe reports Watson will undergo further testing to confirm the torn Achilles, but his season is likely over. He ends his 2024 completing 61.3 percent of his passes for five touchdowns, three interceptions, and a career-low 5.1 yards per attempt before completing 15-of-17 passes for 128 yards in Week 7. Dorian Thompson-Robinson stepped in for Watson in Week 7 with Jameis Winston inactive, but Winston will be in the mix to start moving forward. The Browns are on the hook for the rest of Watson’s contract, currently in year three of his fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract; he has now played exactly six full games in each year of his deal. How the Browns move forward with their quarterback situation remains to be seen, but their struggling offense will now get different looks with Watson out.