Jason Burgos
While a recent report claimed Deshaun Watson’s injury could keep him out of uniform for several more weeks, there is a new piece of intel that suggests he actually could be back on the field in Week 7.
The Cleveland Browns are in a perilous position right now. The 2-2 team has one of the better defenses in the NFL, however, their offense has struggled and has yet to get on track in 2023. That is unlikely to happen anytime soon after starting quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a shoulder injury in Week 3.
Related: Deshaun Watsons injury could lead to lengthy absence from Cleveland Browns lineup
The injury forced him out of their loss in Week 5 and is expected to keep him on the sideline again for their 1 PM ET visit from the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon. There is a good chance the Browns fall again in Week 6, and a report on Saturday did not give any hope a potential losing streak would cease after this week.
- Deshaun Watson stats (2023): 65-102, 678 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT, 87.8 rating
Cleveland Browns believe Deshaun Watson could be back in Week 7
Yesterday, Cleveland Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot had a deep rotator cuff contusion and could miss several more weeks. Well, following that report, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter offered up some very different news.
Schefter claimed that “a deep rotator cuff contusion that has made it difficult for him to drive the football when he throws, but there is a belief that the Browns quarterback could be ready to play as soon as next Sunday against the Colts, league sources told ESPN. ‘Hopefully, he’ll be back next week,’ one source told ESPN.”
The reports are hugely different and at this point, it is hard to get a read on when the three-time Pro Bowler will return to action. However, even if he has not looked like the player he was with the Houston Texans as a member of the Browns, the offense is far better with him under center than rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson or PJ Walker.
