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ArticleCleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson believes fans booing is ‘personal’
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Sometime in the next few days, head coach Todd Monken is going to have to bite the bullet and name a starting quarterback for the season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Watson might very well be the choice, not so much because he has earned it, but because there is not an NFL team that would be comfortable opening the season with a fifth-round draft pick whose best asset is not being Deshaun Watson as its starting quarterback.
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Watson likely named Browns starter for Jacksonville opener despite unearned role.

Head coach Todd Monken is expected to name a starting quarterback for the season opener against Jacksonville in the coming days. Watson is likely to be named the starter despite not having earned the role through performance, primarily because the organization lacks confidence in the alternative fifth-round draft pick option.

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