Deshaun Watson sent a clear message on social media after the Cleveland Browns added a new quarterback to the mix.

Deshaun Watson last played in October 2024, and this season marks the final year of his multi-year, $230 million contract. As the 30-year-old veteran is gearing up to play again, a report from Zac Jackson of The Athletic has revealed this status with the team.

It took six questions before coach Todd Monken was asked something he will have to answer plenty of times over the next four-plus months. In this case, it was why Shedeur Sanders took the opening snaps with the first team during the Cleveland Browns’ first voluntary minicamp practice on Tuesday with Monken in charge.

Other teams have done it and moved on from those quarterbacks, eating the whole deal,” Davis said. “The Browns have chosen not to. More power to them. If that’s the case, Deshaun Watson has a heck of a chance of being the starter,

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.

Watson showed up to Browns minicamp healthy, confident and physically gifted, and the right scheme under Todd Monken could make him the most dangerous option at quarterback.