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Browns Keep Watson on PUP as Flacco Traded to Bengals, Questions Grow Around Gabriel’s Tenure

Contract realities plus a crowded depth chart push Cleveland toward a measured timeline with a wider look at its first-year passers.

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Overview

  • Cleveland declined to open Deshaun Watson’s 21-day practice window this week, keeping him on reserve/PUP as he rehabs a twice-repaired Achilles, per reporter Scott Petrak.
  • CBS Sports reports the Browns traded Joe Flacco to the Bengals a week after benching him for rookie Dillon Gabriel.
  • NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport characterizes a 2025 Watson appearance as unlikely, with Cleveland expected to continue evaluating its rookies.
  • Ex-Browns lineman John Greco told 92.3 The Fan he would not bet on Gabriel holding the job all season and suggested Watson could start at some point, framing it as his expectation.
  • Gabriel’s debut produced 190 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers in a London loss, and Kevin Stefanski noted “a lot of positives,” while coverage also underscores Watson’s fully guaranteed $230 million deal and potential insurance implications.