Overview
- Head coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday that Watson will stay on the Reserve/PUP list for at least another week and is not expected to be cleared this week.
- Local reporting from Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot indicates the Browns could open Watson’s 21-day practice window soon, though not this week.
- If the team designates him to return, the 21-day clock starts to either place him on the 53-man roster or keep him on PUP for the rest of the season.
- Watson is rehabbing from a twice-ruptured Achilles, with the initial tear in October 2024 and a January 2025 setback that required a second surgery.
- The Browns still owe Watson two seasons on a fully guaranteed $230 million contract, adding pressure to their quarterback decisions.