potentially miss the entire 2025 season<\/a> while recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in January. That occurred just three months after he initially injured it against Cincinnati.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
Watson is 9-10 since being acquired by Cleveland in 2023 with 19 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and a 80.7 passer rating. Owner Jimmy Haslam acknowledged during the league meetings in March the Browns \u201ctook a big swing and miss\u201d with the trade.<\/p>\n
Watson has been rehabbing at the team complex and was in meetings during the offseason program with Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.<\/p>\n
Cleveland acquired Pickett in a trade from Philadelphia in March and signed Flacco in April. It drafted Gabriel in the third round and then moved up in the fifth round to take Sanders.<\/p>\n
The four-way quarterback competition resumes with Wednesday’s first practice of training camp.<\/p>\n
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The Browns also placed defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. on the PUP list and wide receiver David Bell on the non-football injury list.<\/p>\n
Hall suffered a knee-injury in last season’s final game at Baltimore.<\/p>\n
Cleveland also waived wide receiver Jaelen Gill.<\/p>\n
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