Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson said Wednesday that he 'can't put a timeline' on a return from a rotator cuff strain to his right, throwing shoulder.
Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter.said Wednesday that he"can't put a timeline" on a return from a rotator cuff strain to his right, throwing shoulder.
Watson, who did not practice Wednesday, has missed Cleveland's past two games and hasn't had a full practice since Sept. 22. He said that it's still"up in the air" whether he'll be able to play Sunday at the "We just gotta continue to take it day-to-day," said Watson, who added that an MRI revealed a"microtear" in his rotator cuff muscle."I'm not gonna put the team in jeopardy if I can't do certain things that is gonna allow us to be handicapped in certain situations. That's the reason why I haven't been able to step on the field."Watson said with the rotator cuff injury it's been a"difficult thing throwing the ball" to his full ability.
"It's a tricky deal," he said."You gotta kind of take that baseball approach and talk to some people that deals with rotator cuffs more often. So that's what we've been doing and just really trying to strengthen that muscle and everything around it so we can get back comfortable."started for Watson on Sunday and led the Browns on a game-winning field goal drive in the fourth quarter.
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