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ArticleHow Browns can justify starting Deshaun Watson over Shedeur Sanders | Opinion
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Took in the full body of work over the course of offseason to training camp to the games, the joint practice, and ultimately felt like to start the season on the road, Deshaun gave us the best chance to move the ball and score points.
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Watson named starter but decision viewed as salvage attempt for worst contract in NFL history.

The Browns named Watson their starting quarterback over Shedeur Sanders for the 2025 season. Coach Todd Monken stated Watson 'gave us the best chance to move the ball and score points' to start the season on the road, but the source characterizes this decision as a 'final act to try to salvage arguably the worst contract in NFL history'—Watson's five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed deal signed in March 2022. The source notes Watson has one year remaining on his contract and that starting him 'doesn't align with the current state of the Browns organization,' which traded Myles Garrett and is in a rebuild with two first-round picks in 2027.

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