Browns Start Deshaun Watson in Week 1 as Coach Weighs 2-Game Road Audition
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Updated · NBC Sports · Aug 24
Browns Start Deshaun Watson in Week 1 as Coach Weighs 2-Game Road Audition
3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Aug 24
Summary
Week 1 will open with Deshaun Watson at quarterback, with Cleveland expected to stick with him despite heavy booing in the Bills preseason game.
Coach Todd Monken appears willing to judge Watson over the first 2 road games — at Jacksonville and at Tampa Bay — before the Browns return home.
That plan follows Watson's rough preseason outing, when the 30-year-old went 5 of 12 for 35 yards with 1 interception and said his relationship with Browns fans could not be repaired.
A 2-0 start could ease the tension before a home game against Carolina, but Cleveland has not opened 2-0 since 1993 and pressure could quickly shift the job to Shedeur Sanders.