Deshaun Watson was back in the Browns facility participating in meetings and other off-field activities Monday, the first step back from his ongoing 11-game suspension.
Jacoby Brissett, who has started the Browns' first five games in Watson's place, was asked following Sunday's 30-28 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers if his return to the building would be a boost for the team.The stipulations of this portion of Watson's return limit him only to activities within the team facility, such as meetings, the weight room and access to the athletic trainers. He is not allowed to do any on-field activities.
Watson will make his Browns regular-season debut, and his first regular-season appearance for any team, on Dec. 4 at the team he used to play for, the Houston Texans. The Texans traded the quarterback and a 2024 sixth-round pick to Cleveland on March 18 in exchange for first-round picks in 2022, 2023 and 2024, a 2022 third-round pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick.
The last time Watson played in a game was back on Aug. 12 when he started the Browns' preseason opener at Jacksonville. He went in nine snaps, one of which was a play negated by a holding penalty, over three series. Watson has not played in a regular-season game since Jan. 3, 2021, when he played in Houston's season finale against Tennessee. He'll make his regular-season return at the same site, just wearing a different uniform.
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