PHOENIX — Browns owner Jimmy Haslam's biggest comment from the 2025 NFL annual meetings was calling the Deshaun Watson trade a "swing and a miss." A year later, at the 2026 meetings, the question was about whether or not a mulligan was awaiting.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Nobody knew exactly what to expect when Deshaun Watson jogged onto the practice field in Berea for his first minicamp practice in nearly two years. Would he look like a man who had shoulder surgery and two Achilles repairs?