Yahoo Sports NFL on Deshaun Watson

ArticleCleveland Browns news: Of clean slates, roster moves, and mobile apps!September 2, 2026

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Anyone who has watched Deshaun Watson play since arriving in Cleveland knows he is not the same quarterback he was in Houston. And the numbers back up the idea that he will likely never be that quarterback.

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Watson's Houston-era production unlikely to return; Monken ignoring decline.

Watson is not the same quarterback he was in Houston, and the numbers back up the idea that he will likely never be that quarterback; however, Browns HC Todd Monken is taking a clean-slate approach and doesn't care about that historical decline.