BEREA, Ohio: Unable to play quarterback proper now for the Browns, Deshaun Watson tried some protection on Thursday.
Watson, who will miss his fourth sport — and third begin — on Sunday at Seattle with a proper shoulder harm that has lingered longer than anticipated, dismissed the concept that he’s not doing all he can to get again on the sector.
Watson’s conscious his motivation is being questioned, and he’s not comfortable about it.
“Why wouldn’t I want to play? I just worked my (butt) off for two years to get back to playing,” stated Watson, who sat out 2021 after demanding a commerce from Houston and was suspended 11 video games by the NFL final yr. “So why wouldn’t I want to play? This is what I’ve been doing since I was 6 years old.
“I see all the narratives. All that stuff is just trying to cause controversy and commotion. I’m fine. I’m happy. I’m not happy with the injury, but I’m in a great space mentally. I’m in a great space spiritually. Physically everything else is in a great space except my shoulder. So we’re working hard to get that back.”
Watson has “residual” swelling in his shoulder and may’t throw with velocity, so the Browns (4-2) will begin P.J. Walker this week towards the Seahawks. Walker hasn’t performed nicely, however Cleveland has gained two straight with him as its main QB.
The Browns are preserving Watson off form this week so as to deal with rehabbing his shoulder, which he stated he damage on a operating play towards Tennessee on Sept. 24.
Over the previous month, blended messaging from Watson and Browns coach Kevin Stefanski has fueled hypothesis in regards to the severity of the harm.
It was initially referred to as a bruised shoulder. Then, a pressure. Last week, Watson stated he had “microtears” in his rotator cuff, likened the harm to what a baseball pitcher may expertise and stated he didn’t know when he’d be again.
The Browns had anticipated Watson to play towards Baltimore on Oct. 1 and he didn’t, a choice that got here three hours earlier than kickoff.
It then appeared he would return following Cleveland’s bye and face San Francisco on Oct. 15, however he didn’t. Last week, Watson practiced twice and began at Indianapolis however was out after 12 performs when he took one other blow to his throwing shoulder.
“I thought I was ready,” stated Watson, who accomplished 1 of 5 passes for five yards with an interception over his 4 sequence. “I wasn’t ready. I just didn’t have the strength and things like that to be able to go out there and play a full, complete game.”
The scenario has been seemingly mishandled, and it’s not clear who’s at fault.
While there have been some missteps, Watson insists he and the Browns are on the identical web page this week.
“Of course,” he stated. “We all just came together. There’s no negative vibes or negative energy with this team, with this locker room or anything. We’re 4-2. This energy in this locker room and this team and the coaching staff, the front office, we’re in a great space.
“We enjoy our victories. We don’t care how we get ’em, as long as we get those W’s and we keep it pushing, we keep it going. So it’s always the next man up and all the other stuff, outside noise we don’t pay attention to.”
Watson reiterated a earlier remark by Stefanski that he gained’t want surgical procedure. However, he’s not sure about when he’ll play once more — the Browns host Arizona subsequent week — or if the shoulder will hassle him the remainder of the season.
“As soon as possible,” he stated when requested when he’ll be again. “We just gotta go through the process again and rehab and get back with the docs and try to strengthen it as much as possible and get the pain away.”
NOTES: Browns beginning LT Jedrick Wills Jr. (foot/ankle) didn’t follow. RB Jerome Ford (ankle) additionally stays out and is predicted to miss a minimum of this week, if no more time. … LB Sione Takitaki (hamstring) and WR Marquise Goodwin (again) labored on the aspect.
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