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Toronto Sun
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Toronto Sun
Browns place Watson on PUP list with QB expected to miss NFL season
Published Jul 22, 2025 • 1 minute read FILE - Cleveland Browns' Deshaun Watson responds to questions during a news conference after the team's NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Cleveland, Sept. 8, 2024. Photo by Sue Ogrocki / AP BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson was placed on the physically unable to perform list by the Cleveland Browns as veterans reported to training camp on Tuesday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Watson could potentially miss the entire 2025 season while recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in January. That occurred just three months after he initially injured it against Cincinnati. Watson is 9-10 since being acquired by Cleveland in 2023 with 19 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and a 80.7 passer rating. Owner Jimmy Haslam acknowledged during the league meetings in March the Browns 'took a big swing and miss' with the trade. Watson has been rehabbing at the team complex and was in meetings during the offseason program with Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. Read More Cleveland acquired Pickett in a trade from Philadelphia in March and signed Flacco in April. It drafted Gabriel in the third round and then moved up in the fifth round to take Sanders. The four-way quarterback competition resumes with Wednesday's first practice of training camp. The Browns also placed defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. on the PUP list and wide receiver David Bell on the non-football injury list. Hall suffered a knee-injury in last season's final game at Baltimore. Cleveland also waived wide receiver Jaelen Gill. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Canada Columnists Olympics Celebrity Entertainment
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Browns QB Kenny Pickett predicted to enter training camp as QB1
The Cleveland Browns' quarterback battle is about to begin with the start of 2025 training camp on July 23rd. Rookies and veterans have officially reported to Berea, and to kick things off, Mary Kay Cabot of predicts that Kenny Pickett will have the upper hand early in camp. 'My guess is that Kenny Pickett still has a slight edge in terms of being No. 1 on the depth chart heading into training camp, but that could quickly change,' Mary Kay said in the latest edition of 'Hey Mary Kay!' She also broke down the unique circumstances surrounding the Browns' quarterback situation. With four quarterbacks competing for playing time this season, it's shaping up to be a different kind of training camp for the team: 'It might not be easy to determine where the QBs fall on the imaginary depth chart in the first two weeks of camp, because the Browns will continue two-spotting—or splitting—the four QBs on two different fields to maximize their reps,' Many fans will argue and speculate about Joe Flacco not getting starting quarterback reps in camp, but his experience in the NFL and with the team speaks louder than practice reps. Head coach Kevin Stefanski and the organization know what Flacco can provide if they choose to start him at the beginning of the regular season. There's no question that the quarterback room will be a major storyline throughout training camp. While it's unlikely that rookies Shedeur Sanders or Dillon Gabriel will start in Week 1, they'll still have plenty of opportunities behind their veteran competition on the roster.
USA Today
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Shedeur Sanders helps organize community event after East Cleveland fire
Shedeur Sanders is doing his part to ingratiate himself with his new neighbors. Sanders, the Cleveland Browns' fifth-round rookie quarterback, helped organize and hosted a community event in East Cleveland on Wednesday, according to ESPN. One of the main goals of the event was to bring together the community after an explosion and fire at an apartment complex in late June killed one man and destroyed more than 40 units. The Garden Valley Fun Fest included free food from food trucks, free haircuts, games and other activities. Sanders, along with Browns defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr., reportedly took pictures and chatted with fans for hours before putting together "an impromptu game of football with kids." SHEDEUR SANDERS: Shane Gillis roasts Colorado QB over jersey number retirement during ESPYS "I just wanted a day for everybody to get out here and have some type of enjoyment, excitement, bring just the family atmosphere back," Sanders said, according to News 5 Cleveland. The Browns selected Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft in late April. He said on his introductory press conference call shortly after the Browns drafted him that "I'll be more involved in the community." He's making good on that promise before he has even played a snap. Sanders is expected to battle for the Browns' starting quarterback job throughout training camp and the preseason. He's one of five quarterbacks Cleveland has on its roster, along with veterans Joe Flacco, Deshaun Watson and Kenny Pickett, plus fellow rookie and 2025 third-round pick Dillon Gabriel. The Browns' rookies are due to report to training camp Friday, with veterans to follow suit on Tuesday, July 22.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Proposed trade sends Colorado Buffaloes football legend Shedeur Sanders to Jaguars to reunite with Travis Hunter
The hype for Shedeur Sanders this offseason took an unexpected detour after a pair of speeding violations, but the 23-year-old signal-caller remains the most discussed rookie heading into training camp. He, albeit theoretically, has a chance to ascend the Cleveland Browns' depth chart and eventually become the club's starting quarterback next season. Advertisement Outside of drafting him, the franchise hasn't exactly signaled that it has unwavering faith in the Colorado product. He's yet to practice with the starting offense, and given Joe Flacco's experience and Dillon Gabriel's superior draft position, he will likely start the campaign as the QB4. But could another team needing a spark roll the dice and try to make a move for Shedeur? On a recent "Say What Needs to Be Said" livestream, former NFL All-Pro corner Asante Samuel Sr. analyzed the idea of sending Shedeur to Jacksonville to pair with his college teammate, Travis Hunter. "Trevor Lawrence has two number one receivers—is he going to be able to get them the ball?" Samuel said. "I think not. Lawrence isn't as good as he was as a college prospect." Advertisement Samuel went on to suggest that Shedeur going to Jacksonville would be impossible because no other organization would want to take on Lawrence's contract. The Jags' gunslinger is under contract through 2030, with a cap hit north of over $70M in his last two years of the deal. He's still young enough and has the ideal tools that some franchise would have interest in Lawrence, but not at that price. Although seeing the Hunter-to-Shedeur connection at the pro level would be must-watch television, it's not happening anytime soon. Jacksonville is clearly committed to Lawrence for the next few years, and Shedeur should worry about trying to compete with Gabriel before attempting to replace a recent first overall pick.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
I-Team: Cleveland wants timeout in legal action against Browns
***Related video above: Browns, city of Cleveland battle in court*** CLEVELAND (WJW) – The FOX 8 I-Team has found the city of Cleveland asking a federal judge to 'hold all current deadlines in abeyance' in the pending lawsuit involving the Cleveland Browns' right to move to a dome in Brook Park. The new motion comes as fallout from changes approved this week to the Modell Law which restricts teams from moving. The Ohio House and Senate passed a measure that would now allow teams to move within the state. Months ago, in Cuyahoga County court, the city of Cleveland sued the Browns under the Modell Law to keep the team playing on the lakefront. I-Team: The Browns now own land in Brook Park to build dome The Browns had filed suit in federal court seeking to have that law declared unconstitutional. Friday, lawyers for the city filed motions in federal court asking the judge to suspend deadlines in the case. 'Following the Browns' (and their owners') relentless lobbying, this week the Ohio General Assembly passed new legislation that deprives Ohio citizens of $600 million that belongs to them and gives it to the Browns to build a new stadium in Brook Park while also amending the Modell Law,' the motion from Attorney Justin Herdman states. 'This proposed amendment to the Modell Law—the 'Haslam Law'—purports to rewrite the Modell Law to expressly state what the Browns have argued the statute means, contrary to its existing text. The bill awaits the Governor's action, which is anticipated at any moment.' Herdman, one of the attorneys representing the city, also stated in the motion that the proposed changes in the law raises questions about the viability of federal action because, '[i]n most cases, the repeal or amendment of a law moots challenges to the original law.' The changes to the Modell Law still have to be approved by the governor. Goodtime I ship stuck on Lake Erie reef; local captain helps passengers to safety Lawmakers this week also approved $600 million to go toward building the dome. While the city asked to have the federal legal action put on hold, the city filed another motion in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court and held out the possibility it would ultimately move ahead with its lawsuit against the Browns. The city accuses the Browns of breach of contract although the Browns said they would not move until their lease runs out after the 2028 season. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
