Overview
- Watson traveled to Las Vegas for Week 12 and worked on the sideline with rookie Shedeur Sanders during Sanders’ first NFL start.
- Despite the trip, Watson remains on the Reserve/PUP list as he rehabs from a January surgery to repair a re-ruptured Achilles.
- Reporting indicates Cleveland could soon designate him to return, which would trigger a 21-day practice window before a decision on activation.
- Quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave and others have cited Watson’s mentorship of Sanders and Dillon Gabriel, and TV coverage showed him advising Sanders during the Browns’ win.
- The Browns are expected to keep Watson through 2026 under his reworked $230 million deal, with cutting him in 2026 reportedly carrying more than $80 million in dead money.