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ArticleCleveland Browns: Deshaun Watson as QB1. How did we get here again?
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Watson is diagnosed with a broken shoulder that requires surgery and ends his season; Watson tears his Achilles' tendon and is lost for the season; While rehabbing his injury in January, Watson re-tears his Achilles' tendon.
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Watson's injury history: broken shoulder (2023), Achilles tear (2024), re-tear (2025).

Watson has suffered multiple season-ending injuries during his Cleveland tenure: a broken shoulder requiring surgery in Week 10 of 2023 after six games played; a ruptured right Achilles tendon in Week 6 of 2024 after seven games; and a re-tear of his Achilles tendon in January 2025 that caused him to miss the entire 2025 season. Across four seasons with the Browns, Watson has played in only 19 games total.

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