{"id":321907,"date":"2025-08-27T14:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/321907\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T14:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:43:12","slug":"never-say-never-why-browns-fans-shouldnt-close-the-door-on-a-deshaun-watson-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/321907\/","title":{"rendered":"Never say never: Why Browns fans shouldn\u2019t close the door on a Deshaun Watson return"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ClevelandDeshaun Watson has remained around the team while he rehabs from an Achilles injury.John Kuntz, cleveland.com<\/p>\n

CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2014 The Cleveland Browns<\/a> may have invested in quarterback Joe Flacco and drafted two rookies, but the shadow of Deshaun Watson still looms large over the organization \u2014 and according to the latest Orange and Brown Talk podcast<\/a>, the team isn\u2019t ruling out a potential return for their $230 million investment.<\/p>\n

Despite being placed on PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) list following his second Achilles rupture, Watson remains surprisingly present and engaged with the team, contradicting the popular narrative that his Cleveland career is effectively over.<\/p>\n

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