BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson will not play within the Cleveland Browns’ second preseason sport towards the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday, however the quarterback’s surgically repaired throwing shoulder has been cleared for full contact, coach Kevin Stefanski stated Sunday.
Watson didn’t play in Cleveland’s preseason opener towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Saturday, however Stefanski’s feedback open the chance for Watson to play within the preseason finale towards the Seattle Seahawks, which might be his first sport since November after present process season-ending surgical procedure.
Stefanski stated Watson will get the “overwhelming majority” of reps within the joint practices the Browns are internet hosting with Minnesota on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Earlier than the Browns’ preseason opener, Stefanski stated the staff had a plan for Watson’s workload, “however we’ll simply work that daily.”
Watson has thrown in all however certainly one of Cleveland’s coaching camp practices after throwing each different day in the course of the offseason exercise program.
With Watson sidelined for the preseason opener, Jameis Winston began and performed one drive. Tyler Huntley performed the rest of the primary half, and Dorian Thompson-Robinson performed your entire second half.