Deshaun Watson will return to the team cleveland browns lineup on Sunday after serving an 11-game suspension, and head coach Kevin Stefanski is confident the troubled quarterback will be “ready to roll” against his former team.
Stefanski asked a lot of questions about Watson’s ability to perform And join the team after the NFL reinstated him on Monday following a lengthy suspension over sexual misconduct allegations made by more than two dozen women.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson looks to throw a pass during an NFL football practice at the team’s training facility on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Berea, Ohio.
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“As you know, we had Deshaun for three weeks but not on the field with us and then the last couple of weeks on the field. The next step is obviously getting all the first team rep.” Stefanski said.
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“He’s doing a good job preparing the defense with the scout team reps he’s got. I think he’s done a good job physically with his timing, stays sharp and mentally sharp so I think he’ll be ready for a walk.”
Watson will make his debut against Brown houston texans Sunday followed the signing of a massive five-year, fully guaranteed $230 million contract in March. He last played on January 3, 2020, but despite his significant playing time, Stefanski is adamant that Watson will be ready to go.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, #4, looks to throw the ball during the first quarter of a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on August 12, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida.
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“I trust Deshaun based on his preparation. Really, the focus is just on doing his job. We’re still about the team effort and still about offense, defense and special teams. It’s never going to happen. ” about a person. As it pertains to Deshaun, I have faith in his preparedness. I believe he has worked really hard on a number of things to get ready to go.”
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“I definitely get it, but can’t really control it,” Stefanski said of worrying about Watson’s time away from the field.
“For me, for Deshaun and for all of our players, it’s just to keep focused on doing our jobs. Think about there are some players that don’t play precision football, and they come in there in Week 1 and they Tackling is needed.” For the first time before he left. I get that some of those things may be true, but I don’t want to put anything on Deshaun that I feel is inappropriate for me to say at this point. We don’t know. ,
Deshaun Watson, #4 of the Cleveland Browns listens to questions during a press conference prior to a combined practice with the Philadelphia Eagles at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on August 18, 2022 in Berea, Ohio.
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Watson was accused of being sexually inappropriate with women during massage therapy sessions while playing in Houston. He was not criminally charged by two grand juries and 23 of the 24 civil lawsuits resulted in a financial settlement.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.