DESHAUN Watson is insisting that he is going to come back better than ever.
The Cleveland Browns quarterback is facing criticism from within his own organization this offseason.
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Watson tore his Achilles last season and ended up re-tearing it during his offseason rehab.
He hasn’t received much support from browns executives either, with team co-owner Jimmy Haslem calling him a “swing-and-miss.”
“We took a big swing-and-miss with Deshaun,” he said.
“We thought we had the quarterback; we didn’t. And we gave up a lot of draft picks to get him, so we’ve got to dig ourselves out of that hole.
“[The trade] was an entire organization decision, and it ends with Dee and I, so hold us accountable.”
Team general manager Andrew Berry also called out Watson for not being the player they traded for.
“The trade hasn’t gone as we had hoped or anticipated,” Berry said in January.
“Hasn’t gone how Deshaun has hoped or anticipated.
“I think certainly a big part of it is the stop-start with availability and that we never have gotten consistent performance at that position.”
Watson will likely miss the entire 2025 season due to the injury, and by the time he could return it would be the final year of his contract.
The Browns don’t seem committed to starting Watson again after he returns from his injury.
Despite all of these comments from his team, Watson appears to be staying confident in himself and a future return to football.
“Everyone is doubting me.” Watson said in a video posted to his Instagram account.
“Everyone don’t believe in me. Everyone don’t think I can get back to where I was.
“But I know, and I believe the work that I put in, that I believe in myself.
NFL important dates 2025 season
March 12 – Free Agency begins
April 24-26 – NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin
September 4 – 2025 season opener (TBC vs Eagles)
November 27 – Thanksgiving Day triple header
January 4, 2026 – End of regular-season
February 8, 2026 – Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California
“The peace that I’ve been channelling the last couple of months. I know, I’m gonna be way better than before.”
NFL fans aren’t as confident in Watson’s abilities as he is and shared their thoughts on social media.
“Watson will never take another meaningful snap in Cleveland. And for that, I am grateful,” one fan said.
“I mean too be fair it’s hard to be as bad as you have been In a browns uniform,” another fan said.
“How many times this dude had to come back for something…he just needs to call it quits,” a third fan said.
