Browns coach answers whether Deshaun Watson will be benched

Aug 5, 2024; Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) during practice at the Browns training facility in Berea, Ohio. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Deshaun Watson played poorly again on Sunday in another Cleveland Browns loss, but it sounds like the quarterback’s job is still safe.

Watson finished 15/28 for just 125 yards and a touchdown in Cleveland’s 34-13 loss to the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md. The Browns fell to 1-4 with the loss. Watson has not thrown for more than 196 yards in a game this season and has just 5 touchdown passes compared to 3 interceptions.

Though Watson is playing on a fully guaranteed, $230 million contract, many feel the veteran quarterback is trending toward being benched. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski was asked after Sunday’s game if he has considered making a quarterback change. He shot the idea down.

“We’re not changing quarterbacks,” Stefanski said. “We need to play better. I need to coach better. That’s really what it is.”

Watson certainly has not been the only problem for the Browns. He is making nearly $50 million a year, however, so Cleveland needs him to be a solution.

There was one particularly embarrassing goal-line sequence on Sunday where Stefanski seemed like he was disgusted with Watson .

Watson missed much of last season with an injury. He then got off to a rough start this year, which led to questions about whether the Browns are in trouble with him under center . Those concerns have only become more magnified after five weeks, but Stefanski is not ready to give Jameis Winston a shot. You have to wonder if ownership has something to do with that.

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