Watson keen to start again, downplays Haslam jab
Key takeaways
- BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson said Wednesday it is "very important" to get an opportunity to start again after a pair of Achilles surgeries that have sidelined him since October 2024.
- "I think each and every person that walks into the locker room should have that mindset that you want to start in this league," Watson said.
- Watson, 30, is now healthy after he underwent a second surgery in January 2025 to repair another rupture of his Achilles that ultimately kept him out of the 2025 season.
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BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson said Wednesday it is "very important" to get an opportunity to start again after a pair of Achilles surgeries that have sidelined him since October 2024.
Watson spoke to local reporters after Cleveland's second day of mandatory minicamp, marking his first comments since he ruptured his right Achilles tendon on Oct. 20, 2024.
"I think each and every person that walks into the locker room should have that mindset that you want to start in this league," Watson said. "That's why we show up each and every day, to be able to go out there and be able to perform on Sundays or whatever that day is. So yeah, it's definitely the main focus of why I work hard to be able to come back."