Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson he tore his Achilles again and had another surgery this week to repair it.
The re-rupture comes less than three months after the original tear, and now Watson could miss all of 2025 NFL season.
“This is new information that I’ve learned in the last few hours, so I don’t have everything yet.” Browns general manager Andrew Berry said. “I don’t want to rule out anything that involves a serious injury. We are still gathering all the information and obviously our focus is to ensure his best possible recovery.”
Since Cleveland acquired the former, Watson has played in just 19 of a possible 51 regular-season games Houston QB in 2022 for a slew of draft picks and handed the 29-year-old signal-caller a five-year contract with $230 million fully guaranteed. He was suspended for 11 games in 2022 for violating the league’s rules of conduct following allegations that he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct during a massage session. After returning from suspension, Watson has sat out each of the last two seasons with hand/shoulder and Achilles tendon injuries.
If he misses all of 2025, he will play just 19 games over five seasons (85 potential regular-season games) because Watson spent the entire 2021 season with the Texans.
Browns (3-14) have the second overall pick in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft, a Tennessee Titans (3-14).
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